Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1997
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