Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Ambiguous
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1996
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