Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Guyana

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2001
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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