Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
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