Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Oman

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
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
Since 1979
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1979
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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