Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Maldives

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipUnknown
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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