Compare LGBT Rights in Poland & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
45 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1970
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2021
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1932
N/A
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