Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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