Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Mali

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownBanned for minors
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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