Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Equatorial Guinea

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1968
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1968
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1968
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1931
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