Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
16% Agree
56% Disagree
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Favor
89% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
85% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
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