Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Cuba

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
70 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot 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
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1979
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