Compare LGBT Rights in Switzerland & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
93% Did not mention homosexuals
6% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
61% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
49% Agree
25% Disagree
Region not surveyed
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