Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Lucia & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2005
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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