Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Saudi Arabia have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.

Saudi Arabia Surveys

(ILGA, 2016)
of Saudi Arabians believe being LGBTI should be a crime
of Saudi Arabians do not

(ILGA, 2016)
of Saudi Arabians are against the legalization of gay marriage
of Saudi Arabians support it

History

Homosexual activity in Saudi Arabia

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Homosexual activity in Saudi Arabia is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal
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Same-sex marriage in Saudi Arabia

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Same-sex marriage in Saudi Arabia is banned.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Banned
Because Homosexuality is unfortunately illegal in Saudi Arabia, same sex marriage is automatically illegal because of this.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Saudi Arabia

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Saudi Arabia is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
In Saudi Arabia, there are laws restricting freedom of Expression . While there is not a specific law that bans freedom of expression, a prominent number of figures have been sentenced to lashings , imprisonment due to promoting LGBTQ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Saudi Arabia

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Right to change legal gender in Saudi Arabia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saudi Arabia

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Saudi Arabia is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legally recognized
Third gender is not available as crossdressing is illegal.
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LGBT discrimination in Saudi Arabia

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LGBT discrimination in Saudi Arabia is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 13, 2018
No protections
There are no protection from discrimination to LGBT people
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LGBT employment discrimination in Saudi Arabia

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LGBT employment discrimination in Saudi Arabia is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Saudi Arabia

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LGBT housing discrimination in Saudi Arabia is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Saudi Arabia

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Same-sex adoption in Saudi Arabia is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Not legal
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Serving openly in military in Saudi Arabia

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Serving openly in military in Saudi Arabia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia law prohibits LGBTQ+ personel to serve openly in the military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Saudi Arabia

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Blood donations by MSMs in Saudi Arabia is legal.

Current status
Legal
According to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health's website, there's no specific ban on blood donation by MSMs.
Added by johnnypedro  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Banned (indefinite deferral)
No laws against it but its Illegal to be LGBT in this country.
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Conversion therapy in Saudi Arabia

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Conversion therapy in Saudi Arabia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is currently not banned in Saudi Arabia.
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Equal age of consent in Saudi Arabia

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Equal age of consent in Saudi Arabia is n/a.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Homosexuality and extramarital sexual relations are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
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LGBT Rights by Region

View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Saudi Arabia.