Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Poland

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 1932
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