Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Panama

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 2008
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