Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unequal
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