Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Lebanon

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
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 adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
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/AN/A
Since 2013
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