Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Togo

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
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
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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