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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✖ Illegal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Libya

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Nov 18, 1953–Sep 19, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/


independent.co.uk/news/worl…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Current status
(since Nov 18, 1953)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 410 of the penal code states that Indecent same sex intercourse is punishable from 1 to 4 years.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Same-sex marriage in Libya

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Current status
(since Nov 18, 1953)
Not legal
Homosexuality is not legal in Libya.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Nov 18, 1953–Sep 19, 2018
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Right to change legal gender in Libya

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Same-sex adoption in Libya

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Current status
(since Dec 29, 2017)
Single only
Homosexuality is still illegal there. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT discrimination in Libya

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Oct 7, 1951–Sep 9, 2018
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Current status
(since Oct 7, 1951)
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
libyanconstitutionalunion.n…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Libya

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Current status
(since Oct 7, 1951)
No protections
Widespread discrimination all of Libya. According to the 2018 world report.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/sites/default/files…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Libya

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Current status
(since Oct 7, 1951)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Libya

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Nov 18, 1953–Sep 1, 2018
Legal
No laws criminalizing lgbt serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
forktip.com/lgbt-couple-saf…


independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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Current status
(since Nov 18, 1953)
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal in Libya, so is serving openly in the army.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Libya

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Libya

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Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Libya

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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