Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1996
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