Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Benin

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
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