Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Maldives

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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