Lebanon مؤشر السفر للمثليين 2026
النتيجة = قانوني 18/60 + المشهد 4/40 = 22/100
Updated 1 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.
A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.
الأمان القانوني · Legal milestones · المشهد على الأرض · الأسئلة الشائعة
العلاقات المثلية مجرَّمة أو مقموعة بشكل نشط هنا. راجع إرشادات السفر الصادرة عن حكومتك قبل أي رحلة؛ هذه الصفحة للمعلومات فقط وليست توصية بالسفر.
الأمان القانوني — 18/60 نقاط
| التجريم | Criminalized · uncertain |
|---|---|
| الشراكة | ● لا not recognised |
| مناهضة التمييز | ● لا |
| الاعتراف بالجندر | Legal route — recognition possible via medical or administrative process |
| الواقع التنفيذي | Harassment — police or state harassment documented |
Research note: Equaldex: 2016 court+surgery route; raids, inconsistent 534 — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).
Legal composite, five components
Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.
Legal milestones
Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.
- 1943Penal Code Article 534 outlawed sexual relations 'contradicting the laws of nature', punishable by up to one year in prison. ↗
- 2007Judge Mounir Suleiman halted a prosecution, ruling that consensual homosexuality could not be deemed contrary to nature. ↗
- 2018The Mount Lebanon appeals court upheld the acquittal of nine people, calling consensual same-sex relations an exercise of fundamental rights. ↗
- 2023A political and religious campaign against the community intensified, with Hezbollah's leader urging harsh punishment and LGBTQ events facing attacks. ↗
- TodayArticle 534 remained on the books despite repeated court rulings refusing to convict, leaving the community in legal limbo amid crackdowns. ↗
Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. כל אבן דרך מקושרת למקור עיון ↗.
المشهد على الأرض — 4/40 نقاط
Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)
| حانات مثلية لكل مليون | 0 |
|---|---|
| ساونات لكل مليون | 0 |
| فعاليات لكل مليون | 0 |
| درجة التغطية | A |
| نتيجة المشهد | 4/40 (مؤشر المشهد الخام 10/100) |
الأسئلة الشائعة
هل Lebanon آمنة للمسافرين المثليين؟
Lebanon is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 18/60. On enforcement reality, police or state harassment is documented.
هل زواج المثليين قانوني في Lebanon؟
No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Lebanon. Overall legal status: Criminalized · uncertain.
هل يوجد مشهد مثلي في Lebanon؟
Yes. GayOut lists 13 LGBTQ+ venues in Lebanon, including 0 dedicated gay bars, across 2 cities with a scene, and tracks 0 Pride parades there.