Compare LGBT Rights in Belize & Benin

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2016
Unequal
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