Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Zambia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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