Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Bahrain

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 1976
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