Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by RegionIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionN/A
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