Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Senegal

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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