Compare LGBT Rights in Tanzania & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1981
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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