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LGBT Rights in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah Region

The laws displayed for Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah are the same as Saudi Arabia.
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
    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
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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Homosexual activity in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Homosexual activity in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
siasat.com/saudi-homosexual…

gulfnews.com/world/gulf/sau…
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Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Same-sex marriage in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Same-sex marriage in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is not legal.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legal
Because Homosexuality is unfortunately illegal in Saudi Arabia, same sex marriage is automatically illegal because of this
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
Added by theFahad  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah 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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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Right to change legal gender in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Right to change legal gender in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Sharia Law forbids crossdressing.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
arabnews.com/news/564451

gulfnews.com/world/gulf/sau…
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Illegal
Sharia Law prohibits crossdressing.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legally recognized
Third gender is not available as crossdressing is illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
refworld.org/docid/469cd6ab3.html
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LGBT discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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LGBT discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
There are no protection from discrimination to LGBT people
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
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Sep 23, 1932–Jul 13, 2018
No protections
Discrimination is encouraged.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
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Same-sex adoption in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Same-sex adoption in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Not legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
servat.unibe.ch/icl/sa00000_.html
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Serving openly in military in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Serving openly in military in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia law prohibits LGBTQ+ personel to serve openly in the military.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSMs are not allowed to donate blood.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
kfshrc.edu.sa/en/home/giving/blood
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Banned (indefinite deferral)
No laws against it but its Illegal to be LGBT in this country.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Conversion therapy in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Conversion therapy in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not banned.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
montrealgazette.com/news/lo…
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Equal age of consent in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah

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Equal age of consent in Al Ḩudūd ash Shamālīyah is n/a.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Homosexuality and extramarital sexual relations are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/w…
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Until Sep 23, 1932
Unequal
Homosexuality is illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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