Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Wallis and Futuna

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
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89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1984
Public Opinion
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