Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1998
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