Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Kenya

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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