Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
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 consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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