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LGBT Rights in Jabal Loubnâne Province

The laws displayed for Jabal Loubnâne 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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History

Homosexual activity in Jabal Loubnâne

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Homosexual activity in Jabal Loubnâne 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
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Mar 1, 1943–Jan 28, 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of up to 1 year for sexual acts that go against the nature.
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Same-sex marriage in Jabal Loubnâne

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Same-sex marriage in Jabal Loubnâne 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.
Sources:
Conjectural based on status of homosexual activity.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jabal Loubnâne

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Jabal Loubnâne is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
Many pro-LGBTQ protests and organizations exist in Lebanon
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Right to change legal gender in Jabal Loubnâne

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Right to change legal gender in Jabal Loubnâne is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Jan 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
As well as requiring gender reassignment surgery, they must also be unmarried and not have children.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jabal Loubnâne

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Jabal Loubnâne is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No recognition
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LGBT discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne

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LGBT discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne

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LGBT employment discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne

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LGBT housing discrimination in Jabal Loubnâne is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No discrimination protections in housing. Full housing discrimination protection pending.
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Same-sex adoption in Jabal Loubnâne

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Same-sex adoption in Jabal Loubnâne is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws against same sex couples.
Sources:
Conjectural based on status of homosexual activity.
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Serving openly in military in Jabal Loubnâne

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Serving openly in military in Jabal Loubnâne is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Since Mar 30, 2019
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
In 2019 a military tribunal acquited four personnel who accused of sodomy. The judge ruled that the law does not specify what acts are "contrary to nature". They were however dismissed from their posts.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Jabal Loubnâne

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Blood donations by MSMs in Jabal Loubnâne is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Sexual contact with another male, even once.
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Conversion therapy in Jabal Loubnâne

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Conversion therapy in Jabal Loubnâne is not banned.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Not banned
Homosexuality was declassified as an illness in 2013.
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.
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Equal age of consent in Jabal Loubnâne

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Equal age of consent in Jabal Loubnâne is equal.

Current status
Since 2013
Equal
Homosexuality was declassified as an illness in 2013.
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