Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 2008
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