Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
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 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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