Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cocos

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2002
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 2002
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