Compare LGBT Rights in Albania & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
28 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2003
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2020
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2020
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
23% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
82% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
10% Agree
70% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"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)
3% Good place
71% Not a good place
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
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