Jizan is governed by federal Saudi Arabia law. Learn more
- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Jizan is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal
Same-sex marriage in Jizan is not legal.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legal
Because Homosexuality is unfortunately illegal in Saudi Arabia, same sex marriage is automatically illegal because of this.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jizan 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.
Right to change legal gender in Jizan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Sharia laws prohibit crossdressing
Illegal
Sharia Law prohibits crossdressing.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jizan is not legally recognized.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
Not legally recognized
Third gender is not available as crossdressing is illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Jizan is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Jizan is no protections.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
No protections
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Jizan is illegal.
Current status
Since Sep 23, 1932
Since Sep 23, 1932
Illegal
Not legal
Serving openly in military in Jizan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Sharia law prohibits LGBTQ+ personel to serve openly in the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Jizan 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.
Banned (indefinite deferral)
No laws against it but its Illegal to be LGBT in this country.
Conversion therapy in Jizan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not banned.
Equality Index ?
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