Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Turkey

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
Since 1858
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