Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1999
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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