Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1953
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1953
Legal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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