Wādī al Ḩayāt is governed by federal Libya law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Homosexual activity in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 410 of the penal code states that Indecent same sex intercourse is punishable from 1 to 4 years.
Details
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Same-sex marriage in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Same-sex marriage in Wādī al Ḩayāt is banned.

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Banned
Homosexuality is not legal in Libya.
Details
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Wādī al Ḩayāt is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Under extensive Public morality laws or laws contrary to the Sharia .
Details
Sources:
"Vandewalle 2006"
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Right to change legal gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Right to change legal gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
According to Wikipedia.
Details
Sources:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGB…
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Gender-affirming care in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Gender-affirming care in Wādī al Ḩayāt is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Despite no specific laws concerning gender affirming healthcare, due to Libya's conservative attitude, strict interpretation of Islamic law and very poor access and quality of healthcare in general gender affirming care is restricted.
Details
Sources:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Wādī al Ḩayāt is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
Not legally recognized
Not possible.
Details
Sources:
Not possible.
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LGBT discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Details
Sources:
www.libyanconstitutionaluni…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT employment discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Widespread discrimination all of Libya. According to the 2018 world report.
Details
Sources:
www.hrw.org/sites/default/f…


www.hrw.org/video-photos/in…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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LGBT housing discrimination in Wādī al Ḩayāt is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 1951
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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Same-sex adoption in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Same-sex adoption in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is still illegal there. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Intersex infant surgery in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Intersex infant surgery in Wādī al Ḩayāt is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Libya.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/libya-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Serving openly in military in Wādī al Ḩayāt is illegal.

Current status
Since Nov 18, 1953
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal in Libya, so is serving openly in the army.
Details
Sources:
ia700704.us.archive.org/25/…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Blood donations by MSMs in Wādī al Ḩayāt is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Nope.
Details
Sources:
www.dandc.eu/en/article/sit…
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Conversion therapy in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Conversion therapy in Wādī al Ḩayāt is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Libya.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Wādī al Ḩayāt

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Equal age of consent in Wādī al Ḩayāt is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Libya.
Details
Sources:
www.bbc.com/news/world-43822234
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