Ash Sharqiyah is governed by federal Saudi Arabia law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    N/A
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Ash Sharqiyah

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Homosexual activity in Ash Sharqiyah is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal
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Same-sex marriage in Ash Sharqiyah

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Same-sex marriage in Ash Sharqiyah is banned.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Banned
Because Homosexuality is unfortunately illegal in Saudi Arabia, same sex marriage is automatically illegal because of this.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ash Sharqiyah

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ash Sharqiyah is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
In Saudi Arabia, there are laws restricting freedom of Expression . While there is not a specific law that bans freedom of expression, a prominent number of figures have been sentenced to lashings , imprisonment due to promoting LGBTQ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Ash Sharqiyah

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Right to change legal gender in Ash Sharqiyah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing

Gender-affirming care in Ash Sharqiyah

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Gender-affirming care in Ash Sharqiyah is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Legal
In 2009, Saudi Arabia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Restricted
In 1985, Saud Arabia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
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Until 1985
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ash Sharqiyah

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ash Sharqiyah is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legally recognized
Third gender is not available as crossdressing is illegal.
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LGBT discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah

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LGBT discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protection from discrimination to LGBT people
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LGBT employment discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
Saudi Arabia has no laws that address LGBT discrimination in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ash Sharqiyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
Saudi Arabia has no laws that address LGBT housing discrimination.
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Same-sex adoption in Ash Sharqiyah

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Same-sex adoption in Ash Sharqiyah is n/a.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Adoption is not legally available to anybody in Saudi Arabia, as per Islamic jurisprudence.
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Intersex infant surgery in Ash Sharqiyah

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Intersex infant surgery in Ash Sharqiyah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no bodily protections for intersex individuals in Saudi Arabia. Many intersex infants born with ambiguous genitalia suffer from infanticide. The killing of intersex infants is primarily motivated by fears of the social shame of having an intersex child. Intersex genital surgery on newborns for cosmetic purposes is fully legal and encouraged.
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Serving openly in military in Ash Sharqiyah

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Serving openly in military in Ash Sharqiyah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia law prohibits LGBTQ+ personel to serve openly in the military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Ash Sharqiyah

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ash Sharqiyah is legal.

Current status
Legal
According to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health's website, there's no specific ban on blood donation by MSMs. While homosexuality is illegal, this does not automatically mean that MSM blood donations are illegal as well.
Until Sep 22, 1932
Banned (indefinite deferral)
No laws against it but its Illegal to be LGBT in this country.
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Conversion therapy in Ash Sharqiyah

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Conversion therapy in Ash Sharqiyah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is currently not banned in Saudi Arabia.
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Equal age of consent in Ash Sharqiyah

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Equal age of consent in Ash Sharqiyah is n/a.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Homosexuality and extramarital sexual relations are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
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