Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
24% Good Place
0%
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
6% Good place
30% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1885
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/ALegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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