Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Togo

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
15% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
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 activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Not legal
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/AAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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