Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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