Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Brazil

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
57 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1830
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipVaries by Region
Since 2014
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedVaries by Region
Since 2020
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2023
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2013
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1940
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