Compare LGBT Rights in Benin

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
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