Compare LGBT Rights in Ghana & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
9 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareRestricted
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
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