Entry #1810: LGBT discrimination in United Arab Emirates

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Region	United Arab Emirates
Issue	LGBT discrimination
Status	No protections
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	There are no discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in the UAE. The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.
Sources	http://www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org/united-arab-emirates-lgbti-resources http://www.refworld.org/type,LEGISLATION,,ARE,48eca8132,0.html

Revision History (4)

2 weeks ago

edited by jadeywadey. date and description

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Start Date	Dec 2, 1971	(unknown)
Description	The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.	There are no discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in the UAE. The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.
Description	Show Difference The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality. There are no discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in the UAE. The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.

May 8, 2024

edited by Ratabzoo. Changing date to match introduction of Emirati constitution.

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	Old Value	New Value
Start Date	Dec 2, 2018	Dec 2, 1971

Apr 14, 2023

edited by tut. date correction

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Start Date	Dec 2, 1971	Dec 2, 2018

Reports (1)
Duplicate entry "same as previous, but with better entry."
Nov 27, 2023

Mar 27, 2015

created by danlev

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	Original entry
Status	No protections
Start Date	Dec 2, 1971
End Date	(none)
Description	The UAE constitution, which came into effect on December 2, 1971, does not reference any protections against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexuality.
Sources	http://www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org/united-arab-emirates-lgbti-resources http://www.refworld.org/type,LEGISLATION,,ARE,48eca8132,0.html

Reports (1)
Sources are invalid or broken "I live in the UAE as a trans man. While I do not get validation as much as I would have liked, discriminating against anyone is illegal, even if they identified as something against the norm."
Feb 9, 2023