Compare LGBT Rights in Mozambique & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
44 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
36% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
56% Tolerate
36% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
48% Tolerate
43% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
24% Yes
55% No
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2015
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Not legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1886
Illegal
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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