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LGBT Rights in Collines Department

Collines is governed by federal Benin law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Collines

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Homosexual activity in Collines is legal.

Current status
Legal
Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…


web.archive.org/web/2014070…//ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law
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Same-sex marriage in Collines

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Same-sex marriage in Collines is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Unrecognized
Same sex marriage is not recognized.
Details
Sources:
loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Collines

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Collines is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Benin, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Collines

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Right to change legal gender in Collines is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No Laws in place.
Details
Sources:
constitutions.unwomen.org/e…
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Gender-affirming care in Collines

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Gender-affirming care in Collines is legal, but banned for minors.

Current status
Legal, but banned for minors
Gender-Affirming Care in Benin is banned for minors
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Collines

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Collines is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Collines

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LGBT discrimination in Collines is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
No explicit protections. People are kicked out of their house if they are found out if they are lgbt.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Collines

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LGBT employment discrimination in Collines is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
Details
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LGBT housing discrimination in Collines

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LGBT housing discrimination in Collines is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Details
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Same-sex adoption in Collines

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Same-sex adoption in Collines is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
bj.usembassy.gov/u-s-citize…
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Intersex infant surgery in Collines

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Intersex infant surgery in Collines is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Collines

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Serving openly in military in Collines is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
No african county including this one allows trans service
Details
Sources:
france24.com/en/live-news/2…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Collines

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Blood donations by MSMs in Collines is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Collines

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Conversion therapy in Collines is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/benin-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Collines

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Equal age of consent in Collines is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex.
Details
Sources:
pridelegal.com/benin-lgbt-laws/
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Equality Index ?
30 / 100
Legal Rights
42 / 100
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