Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Guinea

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
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 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1988
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1988
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
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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