Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Senegal

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
4 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
4% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
4% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
3% Tolerate
97% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
1% Good place
98% Not a good place
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