Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Ireland

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1993
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