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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people in Saudi Arabia face severe repression and legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal. LGBT rights are not recognized by the government of Saudi Arabia. The criminal code of Saudi Arabia are derived from the Islamic Sharia, from the seventh-century Quran and the prohetic teachings of Lut and Muhammad which has been meticulously preserved in the Sunnah. Homosexuality and being transgender are widely seen as immoral and indecent activities, and the law punishes acts of homosexuality or cross-dressing with capital punishment, fines, public whipping, beatings, torture, vigilante executions chemical castrations, imprisonment up to life and deportation.

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