Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
13% Yes
85% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
18% Yes
80% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
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