Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Maldives

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
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 adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
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)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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