Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Portugal

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2007
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