Compare LGBT Rights in Portugal & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1982
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1995
Banned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2016
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2019
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
Since 1932
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