Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Israel

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 1948
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