Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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