Al Bāḩah is governed by federal Saudi Arabia law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Al Bāḩah

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Homosexual activity in Al Bāḩah is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

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

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Same-sex marriage in Al Bāḩah 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.
Added by theFahad  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Bāḩah

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Bāḩah 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 Al Bāḩah

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Right to change legal gender in Al Bāḩah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing
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Gender-Affirming Care in Al Bāḩah

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Gender-Affirming Care in Al Bāḩah is unknown.

Restricted
In 1985, Saud Arabia legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
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Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Bāḩah

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Bāḩah 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 Al Bāḩah

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LGBT discrimination in Al Bāḩah 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 Al Bāḩah

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Bāḩah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Bāḩah

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Bāḩah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Al Bāḩah

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Same-sex adoption in Al Bāḩah is illegal.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Not legal
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Serving openly in military in Al Bāḩah

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Serving openly in military in Al Bāḩah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Sharia law prohibits LGBTQ+ personel to serve openly in the military.
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Intersex infant surgery in Al Bāḩah

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Intersex infant surgery in Al Bāḩah is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Al Bāḩah

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Bāḩah 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.
Added by omalpau  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Conversion therapy in Al Bāḩah

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Conversion therapy in Al Bāḩah 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 Al Bāḩah

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Equal age of consent in Al Bāḩah is n/a.

Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
N/A
Homosexuality and extramarital sexual relations are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
Added by vviet93  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log