Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2016
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
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
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