Compare LGBT Rights in Republic of the Congo & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1947
N/A
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