Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Guinea

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
17 / 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 issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1988
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1988
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1988
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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