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| Region | Benin |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no procedures provided for legal gender recognition in Benin. |
| Sources | https://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/benin https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/benin |
Revision History (7)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Improved description.
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| Description | No Laws in place. | There are no procedures provided for legal gender recognition in Benin. |
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| Sources | https://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/benin | https://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/benin https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/benin |
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edited by Notdog1996. Wrong status
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | N/A | Illegal |
| Description | No Laws in Place | No Laws in place. |
edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, no restrictions | N/A |
| Description | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. Surgery is provided. Missing non binary options on documents. | No Laws in Place |
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| Sources | https://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/benin | |
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| Description | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. Surgery is provided. | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. Surgery is provided. Missing non binary options on documents. |
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| Sources | No | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Description | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. Surgery is provided. |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | No laws | Legal under section 9 of the Benin Constitution. |