Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 1932
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