Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 2013
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