Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Sudan

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1951
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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