Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2018
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 surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2013
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