- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Saudi Arabia is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Not legal. Second offense warrants execution whereas a prison sentences, lashing or execution may be used as punishment for first time offenders.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Saudi Arabia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Saudi Arabia, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Saudi Arabia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Saudi Arabia is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Saudi Arabia is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Saudi Arabia is illegal.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Not legal
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Saudi Arabia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Saudi Arabia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Saudi Arabia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Saudi Arabia is n/a.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Extramarital sexual relations and homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia
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16 / 100
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Alternative names: Al-´Arabiya as-Sa´udiya (local name)
