Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Monaco

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1793
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
13% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
18% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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