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Gay United Arab Emirates

LGBTQ+ Travel Guide & City Directory

🏛️ Abu Dhabi 💱 AED 🕐 Asia/Dubai 🏳️‍🌈 High Risk for LGBTQ+
✗ Same-sex relations legal ✗ Same-Sex Marriage ✗ Pride Events

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Legal Status

Based on national laws as of 2025

2/100
High Risk
✗ Same-sex relations legal
✗ Equal age of consent
✗ Partnership / union
✗ Same-Sex Marriage
✗ Adoption rights
✗ Anti-Discrimination Laws
✗ Legal gender change
✗ ⚠️ Criminalized

Same-sex relations are illegal and can result in imprisonment or deportation. While tourism is tolerated, any public display of LGBTQ+ identity carries serious risk.

LGBTQ+ Cities in United Arab Emirates

2 Cities

Dubai

Dubai

3,400,000 residents

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Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

1,500,000 residents

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