The laws displayed for Kouffo are the same as Benin.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- N/A
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
History
Homosexual activity in Kouffo is legal.
Current status
Legal
Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality.
Same-sex marriage in Kouffo is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
Unrecognized
Same sex marriage is not recognized.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kouffo is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Benin, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Kouffo is n/a.
Current status
N/A
No Laws in Place
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kouffo is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Kouffo is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
No explicit protections. People are kicked out of their house if they are found out if they are lgbt.
LGBT employment discrimination in Kouffo is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Kouffo is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Same-sex adoption in Kouffo is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Kouffo is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Kouffo is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Kouffo is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex.