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| Region | Benin |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Article 6 of the Personal data Protection Law (2009) states: "It is prohibited, without the express consent of the person concerned, to collect or process personal data which reveal, directly or indirectly, racial or ethnic origins, political, philosophical or religious opinions, trade union membership of persons or data relating to the health and sexual life of such persons." |
| Sources | https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2009-09/ |
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Revision History (5)
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1900 | (unknown) |
| Description | No explicit protections. People are kicked out of their house if they are found out if they are lgbt. | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Article 6 of the Personal data Protection Law (2009) states: "It is prohibited, without the express consent of the person concerned, to collect or process personal data which reveal, directly or indirectly, racial or ethnic origins, political, philosophical or religious opinions, trade union membership of persons or data relating to the health and sexual life of such persons." |
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| Sources | https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2009-09/ | |
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| Description | No explicit protections. | No explicit protections. People are kicked out of their house if they are found out if they are lgbt. |
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| Sources | No | |