Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Zambia

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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