Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Thailand

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 1997
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