Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Morocco

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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