Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2001
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