Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Iraq

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2024
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 2024
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