Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Guinea-Bissau

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
24 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 1993
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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