Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Canada

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
63 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 1995
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2019
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