Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Tunisia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2013
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1951
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1957
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Ambiguous
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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