The laws displayed for Plateau 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 Plateau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality.
Same-sex marriage in Plateau is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
Unrecognized
Same sex marriage is not recognized.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Plateau 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 Plateau is n/a.
Current status
N/A
No Laws in Place
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Plateau is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Plateau 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 Plateau is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1900
Since Jan 1, 1900
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Plateau 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 Plateau is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Plateau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Plateau is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Plateau is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
Age of consent is 13 for hetero sex, and 21 for gay sex.
Equality Index ?
N/A
There is not enough information on Plateau for an Equality Index to be assigned. Please contribute LGBTQ+ rights information or survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Plateau to help improve its accuracy.
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