Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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