Entry #5461: Homosexual activity in Lebanon

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

Region	Lebanon
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Legal
Start Date	Jan 28, 2014
End Date	Sep 9, 2018
Description	Under the Lebanese supreme court.
Sources	https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/

15. Revision #13390 (Sep 8, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Note	Under the Lebanese supreme court.	Rule unconstitutional by the lebanon high court as well. legalization pending.

14. Revision #12727 (Sep 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-09	2018-08-20

13. Revision #12363 (Aug 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-20	2018-08-09
Note	Rule unconstitutional by the lebanon high court as well. legalization pending.	Rule unconstitutional by the lebanon high court as well.

12. Revision #11932 (Aug 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Rule unconstitutional by the lebanon high court as well.	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Rule illegal by the lebanon high court as well. Decriminalization pending.

11. Revision #11810 (Aug 9, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-09	2018-07-26

10. Revision #10959 (Jul 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-07-26	2018-07-16

9. Revision #10428 (Jul 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Rule illegal by the lebanon high court as well. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Legally not allowed to be enforced. Decriminalization pending.

8. Revision #10352 (Jul 16, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-16	2018-07-02

7. Revision #9556 (Jul 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-02	2018-06-02

6. Revision #8063 (Jun 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-02	2018-04-26

5. Revision #7670 (Apr 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-26	2018-02-26

4. Revision #6152 (Feb 27, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-26	2018-02-01
Note	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Legally not allowed to be enforced. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.
Sources	https://76crimes.com/76-countries-where-homosexuality-is-illegal/	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

3. Revision #5669 (Feb 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-01	2017-09-05
Note	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Not enforced.

2. Revision #4655 (Nov 3, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts. Not enforced.	Up to 1 year in prison under unnatural/ indecent acts.

1. Revision #3152 (Sep 5, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
End Date	2017-09-05	2017-02-11