Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Christmas Island

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2017
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
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
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