Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cayman Islands

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
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