Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Uganda

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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
Since 2021
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