Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2006
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