Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
Since 1975
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