Al Jabal al Gharbī is governed by federal Libya law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Homosexual activity in Al Jabal al Gharbī is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

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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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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Same-sex marriage in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Same-sex marriage in Al Jabal al Gharbī is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Banned
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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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Jabal al Gharbī is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Under extensive Public morality laws or laws contrary to the Sharia .
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
"Vandewalle 2006"
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Right to change legal gender in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Right to change legal gender in Al Jabal al Gharbī is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
According to Wikipedia.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGB…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Jabal al Gharbī is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
Not legally recognized
Not possible.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Not possible.
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LGBT discrimination in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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LGBT discrimination in Al Jabal al Gharbī is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
libyanconstitutionalunion.n…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Jabal al Gharbī is no protections.

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 Al Jabal al Gharbī

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Jabal al Gharbī is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Same-sex adoption in Al Jabal al Gharbī is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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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Serving openly in military in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Serving openly in military in Al Jabal al Gharbī is illegal.

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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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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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Jabal al Gharbī is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Nope.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
dandc.eu/en/article/situati…
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Conversion therapy in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Conversion therapy in Al Jabal al Gharbī is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Libya.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Al Jabal al Gharbī

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Equal age of consent in Al Jabal al Gharbī is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Libya.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bbc.com/news/world-43822234
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