Compare LGBT Rights in Liberia & Benin

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1976
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No 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 MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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