Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1998
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