Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Benin

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2018
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