Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
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 adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
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