Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Russia

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalVaries by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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