Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & China

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 1949
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