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| Region | United Arab Emirates |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | Dec 8, 1987 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The United Arab Emirates explicitly bans transgender people from using single-sex spaces matching their gender identity, including bathrooms. The laws are reportedly also enforced in multi-sex spaces. |
| Sources | https://rakpp.rak.ae/en/Laws/Laws%2520of%2520the%2520United%2520Arab%2520Emirates/Laws/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%2520%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85%25203%2520%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9%25201987.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/united-arab-emirates/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | Dec 8, 1987 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The United Arab Emirates explicitly bans transgender people from using single-sex spaces matching their gender identity, including bathrooms. The laws are reportedly also enforced in multi-sex spaces. |
| Sources | https://rakpp.rak.ae/en/Laws/Laws%2520of%2520the%2520United%2520Arab%2520Emirates/Laws/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%2520%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%2520%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%85%25203%2520%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9%25201987.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/united-arab-emirates/ |