Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Benin

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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