Compare LGBT Rights in Sharjah & Abu Dhabi

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1987
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1988
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
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