Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1991
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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