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| Region | Burkina Faso |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Description | In Burkina Faso, there is no ban on openly lesbians, gays, or bisexuals to serve in the military although they would face no protections from discrimination and since trans people can't change their gender so only LGB is allowed to serve in the military. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/03/burkina-faso-criminalizes-same-sex-conduct |
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| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Description | In Burkina Faso, there is no ban on openly lesbians, gays, or bisexuals to serve in the military although they would face no protections from discrimination and since trans people can't change their gender so only LGB is allowed to serve in the military. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/03/burkina-faso-criminalizes-same-sex-conduct |