Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Female equal, male N/A
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