Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Palau

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
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 onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2014
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