Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
12% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
11% Tolerate
86% 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
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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