Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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