LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia (English Wikipedia)

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Buckley, Julia (4 May 2023). "Saudi Arabia says it welcomes LGBTQ visitors". CNN News. Retrieved 9 May 2023. An STA spokesperson said in a statement: 'Everyone is welcome to visit Saudi, provided that they follow and respect our culture, traditions and laws, as you would when you visit any other country in the world.
'Like other governments, we do not ask visitors personal questions and we respect the right to privacy.
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"Rainbow-colored toys and clothing are seized in Saudi Arabia for indirectly 'promoting homosexuality'". CNN News. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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Almaslami, Faisal; Aljunid, Syed Mohamed; Ghailan, Khalid (April 2018). "Demographic determinants and outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) services in Saudi Arabia". The Journal of International Medical Research. 46 (4): 1537–1544. doi:10.1177/0300060517749329. ISSN 0300-0605. PMC 6091848. PMID 29350090.

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gulfnews.com
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hrc.gov.sa
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  huffingtonpost.com
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  independent.co.uk
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  indiatoday.in
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  iranian.com
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  latimes.com
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  pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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  nytimes.com
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  pinknews.co.uk
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    telegraph.co.uk
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    Pulvar, Andrew (13 June 2022). "Saudi Arabia bans Pixar's Lightyear over same-sex kiss". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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    Perry, Sophie. "Saudi Arabia hosting 2034 World Cup leaves LGBTQ+ football fans horrified". PinkNews. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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    "A Young Saudi Trans Woman Is Believed Dead After Being Lured From the US and Forced to Detransition". www.vice.com. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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