Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Unequal
Since 1947
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