Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Chad

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1958
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
Since 2017
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