Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & San Marino

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
71 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1865
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySecond parent adoption only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1958
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 1865
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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