- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
In Burkina Faso, public opinion suggests an alarming lack of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights, raising serious questions about safety and inclusion.
History
Homosexual activity in Burkina Faso is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Burkina Faso is banned.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Burkina Faso is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Burkina Faso is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Burkina Faso is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Burkina Faso is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Burkina Faso is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Burkina Faso is ambiguous.
Same-sex adoption in Burkina Faso is single only.
Serving openly in military in Burkina Faso is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Burkina Faso is legal.
Conversion therapy in Burkina Faso is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Burkina Faso is equal.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Burkina Faso.
- Balé
- Bam
- Banwa
- Bazèga
- Bougouriba
- Boulgou
- Boulkiemdé
- Comoé
- Ganzourgou
- Gnagna
- Gourma
- Houet
- Ioba
- Kadiogo
- Komondjari
- Kompienga
- Kossi
- Koulpélogo
- Kouritenga
- Kourwéogo
- Kénédougou
- Loroum
- Léraba
- Mouhoun
- Nahouri
- Namentenga
- Nayala
- Noumbiel
- Oubritenga
- Oudalan
- Passoré
- Poni
- Sanguié
- Sanmatenga
- Sissili
- Soum
- Sourou
- Séno
- Tapoa
- Tui
- Yagha
- Yatenga
- Ziro
- Zondoma
- Zoundwéogo
- Boucle du Mouhoun (Region)
- Cascades (Region)
- Centre (Region)
- Centre-Est (Region)
- Centre-Nord (Region)
- Centre-Ouest (Region)
- Centre-Sud (Region)
- Est (Region)
- Hauts-Bassins (Region)
- Nord (Region)
- Plateau-Central (Region)
- Sahel (Region)
- Sud-Ouest (Region)