LGBTQ rights in Lebanon | |
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| 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] |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Lebanon face discrimination and legal difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT residents. 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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- ^ "Laws of nature". The Economist. Beirut. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Does a new ruling offer fresh hope for LGBT rights in Lebanon? Archived 25 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine BBC News
- ^ "STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA A WORLD SURVEY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAWS: CRIMINALISATION, PROTECTION AND RECOGNITION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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