Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2007
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 discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Unequal
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