Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Liberia

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
11 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1973
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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