Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Qatar

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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