Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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