Compare LGBT Rights in Turkey & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1858
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2009
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1858
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1858
N/A
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