Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle 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 consentEqual
Since 1996
Unequal
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