Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Libya

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
N/A
Since 1951
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