Compare LGBT Rights in China & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Since 2013
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