- Homosexuality⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing Gender✖ Illegal
- Adoption✖ Illegal
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Age of ConsentN/A
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
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.
Current status
Illegal
Changing gender is illegal in Saudi Arabia. However transgender people are allowed into mecca.
Current status
(since Sep 23, 1932)
(since Sep 23, 1932)
Illegal
Not legal
Current status
(since Sep 23, 1932)
(since Sep 23, 1932)
No protections
No protections
Current status
(since Sep 23, 1932)
(since Sep 23, 1932)
No protections
No protections
Current status
Legal
No laws restricting service. However Homosexuality has the death penalty.
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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Alternative names: Al-´Arabiya as-Sa´udiya (local name)
