Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Libya

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1953
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1951
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1951
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1951
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1951
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1953
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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