Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
Equal
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