Compare LGBT Rights in Uganda & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
35% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
4% Yes
96% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2000-2004)
1% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2000-2004)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (other penalty)
Since 2023
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2023
Not legal
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1904
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2021
Unequal
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