Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Qatar

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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