Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2016
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
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