Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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