Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
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
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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