Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Chad

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1958
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 2017
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