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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United Arab Emirates face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT people. All sexual relations outside of a heterosexual activity is criminalized. Punishments include death, life in prison, floggings fines, deportation, chemical castration, forced psychological treatments, honor killings, vigilante executions, beatings, forced anal examinations, forced hormone injections, and torture.
Homosexuality is illegal in the UAE, and is punishable by the death penalty under Sharia law. Adultery is a crime punishable by death, and a person convicted of homosexuality may also face charges of adultery if they have an legally-recognized spouse while having sexual relations with a person of the same sex. As of 2020, there are prosecutions for related offences, such as public indecency, for acts such as kissing in public, or for cross-dressing.