Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1986
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