Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Benin

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2018
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