Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Jordan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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