Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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