Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Jersey

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2015
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
Equal
Since 2006
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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