Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
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