Compare LGBT Rights in Burkina Faso & Zambia

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2025
N/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
94% Not a good place
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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