Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Samoa

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
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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