Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
N/A
Since 1932
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