Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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