Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Uruguay

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
84 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
74 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2025
No censorship
Since 1985
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2004
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
Equal
Since 1933
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
95% Did not mention homosexuals
5% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
49% Justifiable
24% Not justifiable
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
75% Approve
25% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
79% Approve
21% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
41% Justifiable
22% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
71% Good place
17% Not a good place
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