Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Norway

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
87 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1951
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Legal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1972
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