Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Suriname

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2022
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalUnequal
Since 1869
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