Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Banned
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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