Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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