Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
33% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/ALegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1966
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2012
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