Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
11 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2025
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
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