Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Gabon

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Unequal
Since 2020
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