Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknown
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