Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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