Wādī al Ḩayāt is governed by federal Libya law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Homosexual activity in Wādī al Ḩayāt 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.
Added by vviet93  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Nov 18, 1953–Sep 19, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
up to 4 years in prison. Not enforced.
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Same-sex marriage in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Same-sex marriage in Wādī al Ḩayāt is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Banned
Homosexuality is not legal in Libya.
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Nov 18, 1953–Sep 19, 2018
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Wādī al Ḩayāt is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Under extensive Public morality laws or laws contrary to the Sharia .
Sources:
"Vandewalle 2006"
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Right to change legal gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Right to change legal gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
According to Wikipedia.
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Gender-Affirming Care in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Gender-Affirming Care in Wādī al Ḩayāt is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
Not legally recognized
Not possible.
Sources:
Not possible.
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LGBT discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT employment discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Widespread discrimination all of Libya. According to the 2018 world report.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT housing discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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Same-sex adoption in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Same-sex adoption in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is still illegal there. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Intersex infant surgery in Wādī al Ḩayāt is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Serving openly in military in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal in Libya, so is serving openly in the army.
Added by vviet93  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Nov 18, 1953–Sep 1, 2018
Legal
No laws criminalizing lgbt serving.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Blood donations by MSMs in Wādī al Ḩayāt is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Nope.
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Conversion therapy in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Conversion therapy in Wādī al Ḩayāt is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Libya.
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Equal age of consent in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Equal age of consent in Wādī al Ḩayāt is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Libya.
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