Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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