Compare LGBT Rights in Guinea-Bissau & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
24 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1993
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
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 adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1996
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