Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Palestine

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalVaries by Region
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipVaries by Region
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Varies by Region
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