- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
In Burkina Faso, public opinion suggests an alarming lack of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights, raising serious questions about safety and inclusion.
History
Homosexual activity in Burkina Faso is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Burkina Faso is not legal.
Since Jun 11, 1991
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Burkina Faso is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Burkina Faso is ambiguous.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Burkina Faso is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Burkina Faso is illegal in some contexts.
Since Jun 11, 1991
LGBT employment discrimination in Burkina Faso is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Burkina Faso is ambiguous.
Since Jun 11, 1991
Same-sex adoption in Burkina Faso is single only.
Serving openly in military in Burkina Faso is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Burkina Faso is legal.
Conversion therapy in Burkina Faso is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Burkina Faso is equal.
Since Jan 1, 1996
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Burkina Faso.
- Balé
- Bam
- Banwa
- Bazèga
- Bougouriba
- Boulgou
- Boulkiemdé
- Comoé
- Ganzourgou
- Gnagna
- Gourma
- Houet
- Ioba
- Kadiogo
- Komondjari
- Kompienga
- Kossi
- Koulpélogo
- Kouritenga
- Kourwéogo
- Kénédougou
- Loroum
- Léraba
- Mouhoun
- Nahouri
- Namentenga
- Nayala
- Noumbiel
- Oubritenga
- Oudalan
- Passoré
- Poni
- Sanguié
- Sanmatenga
- Sissili
- Soum
- Sourou
- Séno
- Tapoa
- Tui
- Yagha
- Yatenga
- Ziro
- Zondoma
- Zoundwéogo
- Boucle du Mouhoun (region)
- Cascades (region)
- Centre (region)
- Centre-Est (region)
- Centre-Nord (region)
- Centre-Ouest (region)
- Centre-Sud (region)
- Est (region)
- Hauts-Bassins (region)
- Nord (region)
- Plateau-Central (region)
- Sahel (region)
- Sud-Ouest (region)
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