Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Female equal, male N/A
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