Compare LGBT Rights in Saudi Arabia & United Kingdom

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
25 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Since 2003
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2009
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1932
Not legally recognized
Since 2004
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1932
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Since 1932
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 1989
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1932
Equal
Since 2001
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