Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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 activityLegalLegal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/AAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguousAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2000
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