Compare LGBT Rights in China & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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