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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Libya, the law contains zero explicit mentions of transgender people or public restrooms, Instead, transgender people are targeted through sweeping "sex crimes," public morality, and religious laws such as Law No. 11 (2016): Forbids any action deemed contrary to public morals or Islamic law, Government and religious institutions have designated the very word "gender" as religiously forbidden (Haram), subjecting anyone utilizing the terminology to state penalties, Since public restrooms in Libya are strictly divided by binary sex, entering a bathroom that matches one's gender identity or even just using a public restroom while being visibly gender non-conforming is profoundly dangerous. |
| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/southwest-asia-and-north-africa/libya |
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| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Libya, the law contains zero explicit mentions of transgender people or public restrooms, Instead, transgender people are targeted through sweeping "sex crimes," public morality, and religious laws such as Law No. 11 (2016): Forbids any action deemed contrary to public morals or Islamic law, Government and religious institutions have designated the very word "gender" as religiously forbidden (Haram), subjecting anyone utilizing the terminology to state penalties, Since public restrooms in Libya are strictly divided by binary sex, entering a bathroom that matches one's gender identity or even just using a public restroom while being visibly gender non-conforming is profoundly dangerous. |
| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/southwest-asia-and-north-africa/libya |