Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Niger

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unequal
Since 2016
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