Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
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 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1992
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