Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2025
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
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