Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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