Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% 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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
Region not surveyed
4% Justifiable
82% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
Region not surveyed
19% Did not mention homosexuals
81% Mentioned homosexuals
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Not legal
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not requiredAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1996
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