Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1998
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