Compare LGBT Rights in Liberia & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1976
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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