Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1996
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