Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Liberia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1973
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 protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
5% Tolerate
95% 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
5% Good place
74% Not a good place
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