Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
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