Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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25 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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