Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalVaries by Region
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
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 adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1916
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