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LGBT Rights in Littoral Department

Littoral 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
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Littoral

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Homosexual activity in Littoral is legal.

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


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Same-sex marriage in Littoral

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Same-sex marriage in Littoral is unrecognized.

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

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Littoral 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 Littoral

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Right to change legal gender in Littoral is illegal.

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

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Gender-affirming care in Littoral 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 Littoral

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Littoral 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 Littoral

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LGBT discrimination in Littoral is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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."
Details
Sources:
sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2009-09/
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LGBT employment discrimination in Littoral

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LGBT employment discrimination in Littoral is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Law No. 98-004 of January 27, 1998 on the Labor Code in the Republic of Benin does not protect LGBT from discrimination.
Details
Sources:
sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-98-004/
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LGBT housing discrimination in Littoral

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LGBT housing discrimination in Littoral is no protections.

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

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Same-sex adoption in Littoral 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 Littoral

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Intersex infant surgery in Littoral 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 Littoral

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Serving openly in military in Littoral is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Law No. 2005-43 of June 26, 2006 Relating to the general status of Military Personnel of the Beninese Armed Forces does not exclude LGBT people from serving but includes moral provisions.
Details
Sources:
sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2005-43/
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Blood donations by MSMs in Littoral

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Blood donations by MSMs in Littoral is legal.

Current status
Legal
No specific restrictions for LGBT people according to Decree No. 1999-639 on Regulating the donation of whole blood and the distribution of blood and its derivatives in the Republic of Benin and the National Blood Transfusion Agency.
Details
Sources:
sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-1999-639/
ants.bj/eligibilite_sang
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Conversion therapy in Littoral

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Conversion therapy in Littoral 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 Littoral

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Equal age of consent in Littoral is equal.

Current status
Since Jun 4, 2018
Equal
Article 545 of The Penal Code (2018) establishes greater penalties for anyone who has committed an indecent or unnatural act with a minor of the same sex. However, the age of sexual consent is equal regardless of gender.
Previously, article 331 established the age of consent for same-sex relations at 21.
Details
Sources:
assemblee-nationale.bj/wp-c…
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Legal Rights
43 / 100
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