Passoré 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 Passoré

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Homosexual activity in Passoré 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.
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Same-sex marriage in Passoré

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Same-sex marriage in Passoré 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."

Censorship of LGBT issues in Passoré

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Passoré 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.
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Right to change legal gender in Passoré

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Right to change legal gender in Passoré is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Being transgender in Burkina Faso is dangerous, no laws in place to legally change gender.
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Gender-affirming care in Passoré

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Gender-affirming care in Passoré is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Gender-Affirming Care in Burkina Faso is restricted due to lack of regulations.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Passoré

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

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

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LGBT discrimination in Passoré 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).
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LGBT employment discrimination in Passoré

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LGBT employment discrimination in Passoré 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.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Passoré

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LGBT housing discrimination in Passoré is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections.
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Same-sex adoption in Passoré

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Same-sex adoption in Passoré 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 Passoré

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Intersex infant surgery in Passoré is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Burkina Faso.
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Serving openly in military in Passoré

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Serving openly in military in Passoré 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.

Blood donations by MSMs in Passoré

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Blood donations by MSMs in Passoré is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There is no official information on the requirements for donating blood.
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Conversion therapy in Passoré

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Conversion therapy in Passoré is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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Equal age of consent in Passoré

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Equal age of consent in Passoré is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Equal
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