- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in United Arab Emirates is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
In Abu Dhabi Article 80 of the Penal Code punishable by imprisonment of up to 14 years. In Dubai Article 177 of the Penal Code imposes imprisonment of up to 10 years . Not enforced .If you a travelers or foreigner you will be in jail followed by deportation or directed deportation
Censorship of LGBT Issues in United Arab Emirates is imprisonment as punishment.
Right to change legal gender in United Arab Emirates is illegal.
The law also states that surgeons who operate on people who don't fit the requirements set forth by the same statute would be held criminally liable.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in United Arab Emirates is not legally recognized.
Same-sex adoption in United Arab Emirates is illegal.
Serving openly in military in United Arab Emirates is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in United Arab Emirates is banned (indefinite deferral).
Equal age of consent in United Arab Emirates is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Emirate
View the LGBT laws in each individual emirate of United Arab Emirates.