Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1932
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2014
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1932
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Unknown
Public Opinion
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