Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Benin

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2018
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