Compare LGBT Rights in Medina & Riyadh

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
N/A
Since 1932
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