Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1932
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