Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1951
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1932
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