Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Sudan

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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