Compare LGBT Rights in Mongolia & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
54% Did not mention homosexuals
46% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
45% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
48% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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