Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
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 protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2025
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
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
"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
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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