LGBT rights in Lebanon

LGBT rights in Lebanon
LGBT rights in Lebanon
	Lebanon
Status	Ambiguous
Penalty	Up to one year of imprisonment.
Gender identity	Ambiguous
Military	No
Discrimination protections	No
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	No recognition of same-sex unions
Adoption	No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Lebanon may face discrimination and legal difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT residents and are heavily looked down upon by society. Various courts have ruled that Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which prohibits having sexual relations that "contradict the laws of nature", should not be used to arrest LGBT people.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Nonetheless, the law is still being used to harass and persecute LGBT people through occasional police arrests, in which detainees are sometimes subject to intrusive physical examinations.^[6]^[7]

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^ "Lebanon | Human Dignity Trust". humandignitytrust.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Laws of nature, Beirut: Economist, 14 May 2014, retrieved 4 June 2014
^ Does a new ruling offer fresh hope for LGBT rights in Lebanon? BBC News
^ "STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ Is Lebanon on the path to decriminalizing homosexuality?
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[2] "Lebanon | Human Dignity Trust". humandignitytrust.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[4] Laws of nature, Beirut: Economist, 14 May 2014, retrieved 4 June 2014

[5] Does a new ruling offer fresh hope for LGBT rights in Lebanon? BBC News

[6] "STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[7] Is Lebanon on the path to decriminalizing homosexuality?

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LGBT rights in Lebanon
Lebanon
Status	Ambiguous^{[note 1]}
Penalty	Up to one year of imprisonment.^[1]^{[note 1]}
Gender identity	Ambiguous
Military	No
Discrimination protections	No
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	No recognition of same-sex unions
Adoption	No^{[note 2]}