Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Federated States of Micronesia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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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