Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Jordan

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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