Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Benin

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
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