Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Liberia

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1976
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
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 consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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