Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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