Compare LGBT Rights in Algeria & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1982
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1966
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1966
Unknown
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