Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Mali

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownBanned for minors
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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