Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Nepal

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
86% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% 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
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
4% Justifiable
82% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
19% Did not mention homosexuals
81% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2007
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1991
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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