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| Region | Lebanon |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Lebanon, only religious marriages are permitted. 15 separate family laws are in force in Lebanon and are administered by separate religious courts. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples. |
| Sources | https://learningpartnership.org/resource/family-laws-lebanon-documents-arabic https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/07/lebanon-rejects-civil-marriages-puts-children-risk |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Description | Same-sex marriage is not currently legal in Lebanon. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples. There have been some calls for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Lebanon, but the issue remains controversial and there has been no significant movement towards changing the current legal status of same-sex marriage in the country. | In Lebanon, only religious marriages are permitted. 15 separate family laws are in force in Lebanon and are administered by separate religious courts. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples. |
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| Sources | Conjectural based on status of homosexual activity. | https://learningpartnership.org/resource/family-laws-lebanon-documents-arabic https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/07/lebanon-rejects-civil-marriages-puts-children-risk |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
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| Description | Homosexuality is illegal | Same-sex marriage is not currently legal in Lebanon. The country does not recognize same-sex marriage or any other form of legal partnership for same-sex couples. There have been some calls for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Lebanon, but the issue remains controversial and there has been no significant movement towards changing the current legal status of same-sex marriage in the country. |
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal |
| Sources | Conjectural based on status of homosexual activity. |
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- Note field is incorrect "Homosexuality is legal but gay marriage is not."
- Status is not correct