Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Maldives

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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