Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Not enough data
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 activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderN/AAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1957
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