- 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 Sharjah is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Male illegal, female legal
1-14 years in prison. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Sharjah is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sharjah is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sharjah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sharjah is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sharjah is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Sharjah is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Sharjah is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Sharjah is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Sharjah is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Sharjah is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Sharjah is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No information.
Equal age of consent in Sharjah is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of Consent.
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