Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
17% Yes
83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
14% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
29% Yes
43% No
24% Yes
55% No
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1991
Not legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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