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| Region | Benin |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent is 18 for heterosexual sex and 21 for same-sex relations. |
| Sources | https://sexualrightsdatabase.org/countries/482/Benin |
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edited by jadeywadey. Changed description language and sources
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex. | The age of consent is 18 for heterosexual sex and 21 for same-sex relations. |
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| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/benin-lgbt-laws/ | https://sexualrightsdatabase.org/countries/482/Benin |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex. | |
| Sources | https://pridelegal.com/benin-lgbt-laws/ |
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- Sources are invalid or broken "Source is broken, please introduce the same link but in Archive.org (WayBack Machine):
https://web.archive.org/web/20201129190807/https://www.pridelegal.com/benin-lgbt-laws/"
- Note field is incorrect "age of consent in benin is 18 for hetero https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/benin"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | Set of consent is 18 years. | |
| Sources | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Description | No | Set of consent is 18 years. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | age of consent is 18 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1947 | (unknown) |
| Description | No | age of consent is 18 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. |