The laws displayed for Beirut are the same as Lebanon.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢N/A
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Beirut is n/a.
Current status
N/A
According to Lebanese Law, homosexuality is met with up to 1 year in prison according to article 534 of the Lebanese Penal code. This law is never enforced and even dismissed by Lebanese politicians. This leads to most Lebanese people to say being gay is not a crime in Lebanon
Same-sex marriage in Beirut is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Same-sex marriage is not currently legal in Lebanon. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples. There have been some calls for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Lebanon, but the issue remains controversial and there has been no significant movement towards changing the current legal status of same-sex marriage in the country.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Beirut is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
Many pro-LGBTQ protests and organizations exist in Lebanon
Right to change legal gender in Beirut is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jan 2016
Since Jan 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
As well as requiring gender reassignment surgery, they must also be unmarried and not have children.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Beirut is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No recognition
LGBT discrimination in Beirut is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination.
LGBT employment discrimination in Beirut is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Beirut is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No discrimination protections in housing. Full housing discrimination protection pending.
Same-sex adoption in Beirut is legal.
Current status
Legal
No laws against same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Beirut is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Beirut is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Sexual contact with another male, even once.
Conversion therapy in Beirut is not banned.
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