Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Ghana

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
19 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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