Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageLegal (court-ordered)
Since 2026
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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