Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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