Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
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13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
Since 1957
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