Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2014
LegalBanned
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
N/AN/A
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