Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Tunisia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2013
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1957
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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