Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Lebanon

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1987
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
N/A
Since 2013
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