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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Male illegal, female legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Dubai

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Current status
Male illegal, female legal
1-14 years in prison.
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Sources:
msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/tra…
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Same-sex marriage in Dubai

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Current status
Unrecognized
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Dubai

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
stepfeed.com/sex-change-sur…
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Same-sex adoption in Dubai

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Current status
Single only
No laws for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
emirateswoman.com/your-guid…
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LGBT discrimination in Dubai

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Current status
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Dubai

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Current status
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Dubai

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Current status
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Dubai

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Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Dubai

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Current status
Equal
Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Dubai

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Dubai

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Current status
Not banned
No information.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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