- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Abu Dhabi is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Male illegal, female legal
up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Abu Dhabi is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Abu Dhabi is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Abu Dhabi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Abu Dhabi is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Sep 6, 2016
Since Sep 6, 2016
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Abu Dhabi is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Abu Dhabi is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 1971
Since Dec 2, 1971
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Abu Dhabi is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 1971
Since Dec 2, 1971
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Abu Dhabi is no protections.
Current status
Since Dec 2, 1971
Since Dec 2, 1971
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Abu Dhabi is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Abu Dhabi is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions on lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Abu Dhabi is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Abu Dhabi is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Equal age of consent in Abu Dhabi is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.
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Alternative names: Abu Zabi, Abu Zaby, Abū Z̨abī, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi