Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Equal
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