Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Somalia

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Other punishment
Since 1964
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 bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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