Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Malawi

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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