Kourwéogo is governed by federal Burkina Faso law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Kourwéogo

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Homosexual activity in Kourwéogo is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexuality has always been legal in Burkina Faso. December 13, 1996 is the date of publication of the current penal code.
Details
Sources:
www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6…
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Same-sex marriage in Kourwéogo

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Same-sex marriage in Kourwéogo is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 11, 1991
Banned
Marriage in Burkina Faso is defined as between a man and a woman. Article 23 of the country's constitution of 1991 states: "Marriage is founded on the free consent of the man and of the woman. All discrimination founded on race, colour, religion, ethnicity, caste, social origin, or fortune is forbidden in the matter of marriage."
Details
Sources:
www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/ju…
www.constituteproject.org/c…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kourwéogo

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kourwéogo is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Aug 24, 2023
State-enforced
In August 2023, the Superior Council of Communication (CSC) adopted a decision that restricts the broadcast of LGBT related content. This decision prohibits television channels from airing content "promoting homosexuality" and bans any content or scenes of a "homosexual character" on channels targeted at children and young audiences.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Right to change legal gender in Kourwéogo

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Right to change legal gender in Kourwéogo is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Being transgender in Burkina Faso is dangerous, no laws in place to legally change gender.
Details
Sources:
allafrica.com/view/group/ma…
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Gender-affirming care in Kourwéogo

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Gender-affirming care in Kourwéogo is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Gender-Affirming Care in Burkina Faso is restricted due to lack of regulations.
Details
Sources:
www.reuters.com/article/wor…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kourwéogo

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kourwéogo is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
No laws, thus no source.
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LGBT discrimination in Kourwéogo

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LGBT discrimination in Kourwéogo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no explicit legal protections that protect LGBT people from discrimination.

Law No. 001-2021/AN on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data. (Articles 5, 12 and 30).
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kourwéogo

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kourwéogo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Law 28-2008/AN on the Labor Code in Burkina Faso does not protect LGBT people from discrimination.
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kourwéogo

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kourwéogo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/burkina-f…
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Same-sex adoption in Kourwéogo

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Same-sex adoption in Kourwéogo is single only.

Current status
Single only
legal however no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Kourwéogo

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Intersex infant surgery in Kourwéogo is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Burkina Faso.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/burkina-f…
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Serving openly in military in Kourwéogo

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Serving openly in military in Kourwéogo is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Legal provisions relating to military recruitment do not exclude LGBT people from serving. Nevertheless, there are no inclusion measures for LGBT people.
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
www.defense.gov.bf/fileadmi…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kourwéogo

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kourwéogo is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There is no official information on the requirements for donating blood.
Details
Sources:
www.sante.gov.bf/
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Conversion therapy in Kourwéogo

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Conversion therapy in Kourwéogo is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Kourwéogo

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Equal age of consent in Kourwéogo is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Equal
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Equality Index ?
20 / 100
Legal Rights
32 / 100
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