Compare LGBT Rights in Kiribati & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
33 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentAmbiguousN/A
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