- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Lebanon have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.
History
Homosexual activity in Lebanon is male illegal, female legal.
Same-sex marriage in Lebanon is banned.
The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Lebanon is imprisonment as punishment.
The Lebanese government has vowed to shut down LGBT organizations, while several films have been banned in the country for LGBT content. Although it is not explicitly illegal to promote homosexuality as many LGBT night clubs and bars exist in the country.
Right to change legal gender in Lebanon is legal, but requires surgery.
Gender-affirming care in Lebanon is legal.
The main constraints are the lack of availability as trans Lebanese have to go through private institutions as the government does not offer such services. It is often quite costly with it only getting worse due to recent economic crises.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lebanon is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Lebanon is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Lebanon is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Lebanon is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Lebanon is single only.
Intersex infant surgery in Lebanon is unknown.
Serving openly in military in Lebanon is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Lebanon is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Lebanon is not banned.
The Lebanese Psychiatric Society, the Lebanese Psychological Association, other professional associations and NGOs have called for banning conversion therapy. To date, it is still legal.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Lebanon.
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