This statistic represents the opinion on the legality of being LGBT member in the United Arab Emirates, based on an online survey conducted from December 2015 to January 2016. According to the survey, 32 percent of respondents in the UAE strongly believed that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime.
Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016
The statement phrased by the source as follows: "Being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime."
The survey fielding approach for this study used RIWI Corp’s (www.riwi.com) patented Random Domain Intercept Technology, which targets random Web users around the world, including remote locations, who are surfing online through an anonymous opt-in survey.
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ILGA. (October 18, 2016). Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/
ILGA. "Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016." Chart. October 18, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/
ILGA. (2016). Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/
ILGA. "Share of Population That Believe That Being Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, or Intersex Should Be a Crime in The United Arab Emirates in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/
ILGA, Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of population that believe that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex should be a crime in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 [Graph], ILGA, October 18, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722856/opinion-on-legality-of-being-lgbt-member-in-uae/
