Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
97 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
97 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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