Compare LGBT Rights in Benin

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
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