Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1915
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1932
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