Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Egypt

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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