Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Benin

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2007
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1991
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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