Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
3% Good Place
0%
4% Good Place
0%
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
93% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
82% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
6% Agree
80% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
85% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
3% Favor
96% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
1% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
97% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
7% Did not mention homosexuals
93% Mentioned homosexuals
42% Did not mention homosexuals
59% Mentioned homosexuals
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
18% Yes
80% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
81% Not a good place
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
4% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 1995-1999)
17% Did not mention homosexuals
83% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
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