Soum is governed by federal Burkina Faso law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Banned
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Soum 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.
Same-sex marriage in Soum 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 Soum 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.
Right to change legal gender in Soum is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Being transgender in Burkina Faso is dangerous and there are no laws in place to legally change one’s gender. As a result, trans people whose gender expression did not match their gender identity on government documents risk arrest for identity theft.
Gender-affirming care in Soum is banned.
Current status
Banned
Gender affirming care is subject to no regulations in Burkina Faso and access is impossible, forcing many trans people to self-medicate.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Soum is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Burkina Faso.
LGBT discrimination in Soum 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).
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).
LGBT employment discrimination in Soum 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.
LGBT housing discrimination in Soum is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections.
Intersex infant surgery in Soum is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Burkina Faso.
Serving openly in military in Soum 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 Soum is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
There is no official information on the requirements for donating blood.
Conversion therapy in Soum is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
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