Compare LGBT Rights in Tuvalu & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2017
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentAmbiguousN/A
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