Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1980
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Female equal, male N/A
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