Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2025
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2024
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2022
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
N/A
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