Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & United Arab Emirates

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1964
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessUnknownRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
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