Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Syria

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
N/A
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