Compare LGBT Rights in Anguilla & Benin

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
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)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
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