Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Tonga

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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