Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Somalia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
1 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
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
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
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