Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
N/A
Since 1932
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