- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries)
Question: "Is homosexuality an acceptable practice?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
By The Numbers
History
Homosexual activity in Lebanon is legal.
Since Jan 28, 2014
Close to being legalized. Judge Rabih Maalouf ruled that homosexuality is a personal choice, and not a punishable offence” which referenced Article 183 of their Criminal Code. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Lebanon is not legal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Lebanon is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Lebanon is legal, but requires surgery.
Since Jan 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lebanon is unknown.
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.
Serving openly in military in Lebanon is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Lebanon is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Lebanon is not banned.
Since Jan 1, 2013