Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Bolivia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1831
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2019
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1831
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
62% Did not mention homosexuals
25% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
10% Justifiable
55% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
31% Agree
36% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
44% Approve
57% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
43% Yes
49% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
31% Good place
58% Not a good place
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