Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Benin

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2018
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