Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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