Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & San Marino

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1865
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySecond parent adoption only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1958
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1865
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