Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates

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Legal Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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