Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Ghana

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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