Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalVaries by Region
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1916
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