Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Israel

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1948
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