LGBT Rights in Borgou Department

Borgou is governed by federal Benin law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Legal, but banned for minors
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Borgou

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Homosexual activity in Borgou 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 Borgou

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Same-sex marriage in Borgou is unrecognized.

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

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Borgou 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 Borgou

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Right to change legal gender in Borgou is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No Laws in place.
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Gender-affirming care in Borgou

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Gender-affirming care in Borgou is legal, but banned for minors.

Current status
Legal, but banned for minors
Gender-Affirming Care in Benin is banned for minors
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Borgou

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Borgou is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal recognition.
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LGBT discrimination in Borgou

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LGBT discrimination in Borgou 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 Borgou

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LGBT employment discrimination in Borgou is no protections.

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

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LGBT housing discrimination in Borgou 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 Borgou

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Same-sex adoption in Borgou is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Borgou

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Intersex infant surgery in Borgou is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Benin.
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Serving openly in military in Borgou

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Serving openly in military in Borgou is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
No african county including this one allows trans service
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Blood donations by MSMs in Borgou

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Blood donations by MSMs in Borgou is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Borgou

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Conversion therapy in Borgou is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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Equal age of consent in Borgou

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Equal age of consent in Borgou is unequal.

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