Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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