Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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