Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1861
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 contextsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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