Compare LGBT Rights in Tunisia & Libya

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1951
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
40% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
37% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
92% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
9% Yes
72% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
19% Tolerate
63% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
5% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
2% Yes
94% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
62% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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