Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & South Africa

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 2007
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