Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Curaçao

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1978
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% 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
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