Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Canada

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
62 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2019
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