Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
12 / 100
15 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
3 / 100
14 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
22 / 100
15 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
BannedUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Imprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2014
LegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
N/AUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
IllegalAmbiguous
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegalN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1932
N/AN/A
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