Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Gabon

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unequal
Since 2020
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