Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBannedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
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