Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
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