Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
N/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
N/A
Since 1932
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