Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Russia

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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22 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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