Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Sudan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
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