Compare LGBT Rights in Uganda & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2021
N/A
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