Compare LGBT Rights in China & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
Since 1932
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