Compare LGBT Rights in India & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1932
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