Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Romania

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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