Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Laos

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unknown
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