Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Liberia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
11 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1976
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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