Compare LGBT Rights in Benin

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% 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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