Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Niger

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Unequal
Since 2016
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