Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
24 / 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 careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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