Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & United States

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1999
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careBannedVaries by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Varies by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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