Compare LGBT Rights in China & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
28% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
63% Support
19% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
30% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
60% 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)
4% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
21% Yes
57% No
18% Yes
80% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
14% Good place
53% Not a good place
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
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