Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
N/A
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