Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cuba

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/ALegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1979
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