Compare LGBT Rights in Greece & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2015
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2024
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2025
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
N/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
66% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
38% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
66% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
48% Yes
47% No
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)
26% Favor
70% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
50% Yes
44% No
Region not surveyed
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)
53% Yes
40% No
18% Yes
80% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
24% Good place
61% Not a good place
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
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