Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
34% Good Place
0%
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
26% Approve
74% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
35% Approve
65% Disapprove
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
44% Good place
48% 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 1997
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1991
Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1991
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Unequal
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