Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & San Marino

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1865
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Civil unions
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/AIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
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 onlyStep-child adoption only
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1958
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1865
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