Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2005
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