Current Version
| Region | United Arab Emirates |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | LGBT activities are illegal in the UAE. Punishments (under sharia law) include death, life in prison, floggings, fines, deportation, chemical castration, forced psychological treatments, honor killings, beatings, forced anal examinations, forced hormone injections, and torture. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/12/dignity-debased/forced-anal-examinations-homosexuality-prosecutions https://www.towleroad.com/2015/12/gay-british-man-fearing-torture-dodges-extradition-united-arab-emirates-video/ https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/12/dignity-debased/forced-anal-examinations-homosexuality-prosecutions https://web.archive.org/web/20190516235023/https://genderidentitywatch.com/2014/01/23/karen-mke-and-kamilla-satto-united-arab-emirates/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/world/middleeast/dubai-crimes-united-arab-emirates-jail.html https://www.thejournal.ie/same-sex-rights-across-the-world-4222149-Sep2018/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/one-photo-gay-man-drag-lands-death-row-abu-dhabi/ https://www.refworld.org/docid/4a30b4f42.html https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/12/dignity-debased/forced-anal-examinations-homosexuality-prosecutions |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "??"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct
- Sources are invalid or broken "Look at Wikipedia, go to the references. They actually never arrest any gay person since 2015"
- Sources are invalid or broken "Cross dressing is illegal and has occasionally been prosecuted, but there have been no arrests for consensual same-sex relations since 2014. The death penalty has never been applied for same-sex relations"
- Sources are invalid or broken "All these links are broken. Homosexual activity is illegal in the UAE but it is rarely enforced. The US department of State reports there have been no arrests for consensual same sex conduct since 2015
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/united-arab-emirates/
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- Status is not correct