Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
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
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unknown
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
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
13% Agree
70% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
86% 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
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
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