Compare LGBT Rights in Antarctica & Benin

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
20% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
17% Tolerate
80% 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
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageVaries by Region
Since 2016
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyN/AAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
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