Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Laos

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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