Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Yemen

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
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