Compare LGBT Rights in Antarctica & Benin

Equality Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Legal Index ?Not enough data
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityN/ALegal
Same-sex marriageN/ABanned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesN/ANo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderN/ANot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsN/AUnknown
LGBT discriminationN/AIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationN/ANo protections
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyN/ANot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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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