United Arab Emirates Índice de Viagens Gay 2026
Pontuação = Legal 11/60 + Cena 0/40 = 11/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score
Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
Segurança legal · Legal milestones · A cena no local · Perguntas frequentes
Relações entre pessoas do mesmo sexo são criminalizadas ou ativamente reprimidas aqui. Consulte os avisos de viagem do seu governo antes de qualquer viagem; esta página é informativa, não uma recomendação de viagem.
Segurança legal — 11/60 pontos
| Criminalização | Death penalty possible |
|---|---|
| União legal | ● Não not recognised |
| Antidiscriminação | ● Não |
| Reconhecimento de gênero | Not possible — no legal gender recognition |
| Aplicação na prática | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: decency prosecutions, deportations; no SSA prosecutions (StateDept) — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1987The federal Penal Code criminalized consensual sex outside heterosexual marriage, provisions applied against same-sex activity across all seven emirates. ↗
- 2020Legal amendments removed flogging and stoning as prescribed punishments, though same-sex activity remained a criminal offense. ↗
- 2021The new Federal Crimes and Penalties Law recriminalized sex between men under Article 409, with a minimum of six months' imprisonment and no stated maximum. ↗
- 2021The revised code narrowed the cross-dressing ban to men entering women-only spaces disguised as women, punishable by up to one year in prison. ↗
- TodaySame-sex activity remained illegal under federal and emirate-level law, with Sharia-based provisions still on the books; visitors faced real legal risk despite rare enforcement. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.
A cena no local — 0/40 pontos
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| Bares gay por milhão | 0 |
|---|---|
| Saunas por milhão | 0 |
| Eventos por milhão | 0 |
| Grau de cobertura | — |
| Pontuação da cena | 0/40 (índice bruto da cena 0/100) |
Perguntas frequentes
United Arab Emirates é seguro para viajantes gays?
United Arab Emirates is rated Death-penalty risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized and can carry the death penalty. Its legal safety component is 11/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
O casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo é legal em United Arab Emirates?
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in United Arab Emirates. Overall legal status: Death penalty possible.
Existe uma cena gay em United Arab Emirates?
GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in United Arab Emirates, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.