Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
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 1992
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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