Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1966
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 1932
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