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Is for example "gays aren't allowed" a dictator law? Im just asking so I don't make these kind of laws.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Quote:Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. 
Quote:Article 7 All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. 

Alongside these Human rights, revoking Homosexual individuals from taking residence in a city, or even prohibiting them from owning property, studying, working, is in direct violation with human rights. Hence making it a Dictator law.
TL:DR It's a dictator law. Any laws that effect anyone without a proper reason for it is considered a Dictator law, excluding some. I might have taken this question a tad bit too far, but if it's something that would be frowned upon by most modern first world countries, then it's properly a dictator law.
TL:DR 2.0 It's a dictator law.
Generally, the law is a dictator law if:

a) It revokes human rights from certain citizens (bans on a certain sexual orientation, ALL cars, a certain race, banning religions or forcing a certain religion on people) - Except freedom of speech to a certain extent - Arrests/fines for government disrespect, for example, are fine as a law.

b) It forces citizens to do something that's not obviously beneficial to the city or themselves (very strict every day curfews, having to bow to pres/government officials)

c) It allows executions for very minor crimes (Execution of mass-murder or first degree murder of police etc are fine for death penalty but something like death penalty for mugging or trespassing is a dictator law)

If in doubt, make an @ call of /help if there are no staff online. Also a thing - if you have to ask yourself if something is a dictator law, it likely is.