Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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