Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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