Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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