Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2007
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