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LGBT Rights in Mono Department

The laws displayed for Mono 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
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Homosexual activity in Mono

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Homosexual activity in Mono is legal.

Current status
Legal
Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality.
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…


web.archive.org/web/2014070…//ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law
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Same-sex marriage in Mono

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Same-sex marriage in Mono is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Unrecognized
Same sex marriage is not recognized.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mono

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mono is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Benin, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Mono

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Right to change legal gender in Mono is n/a.

Current status
N/A
No Laws in Place
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mono

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mono is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Mono

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LGBT discrimination in Mono is no protections.

Current status
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.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Mono

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LGBT employment discrimination in Mono is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Mono

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LGBT housing discrimination in Mono is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
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Same-sex adoption in Mono

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Same-sex adoption in Mono is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Mono

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Serving openly in military in Mono is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Mono

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Blood donations by MSMs in Mono is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Mono

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Conversion therapy in Mono is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Equal age of consent in Mono

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Equal age of consent in Mono is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex.
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