Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Samoa

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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