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Homosexual activity in Kouritenga

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Homosexual activity in Kouritenga is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexuality has always been legal in Burkina Faso.
Details
Sources:
www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6…
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Same-sex marriage in Kouritenga

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Same-sex marriage in Kouritenga is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 11, 1991
Banned
Marriage in Burkina Faso is defined as between a man and a woman. Article 23 of the country's constitution of 1991 states: "Marriage is founded on the free consent of the man and of the woman. All discrimination founded on race, colour, religion, ethnicity, caste, social origin, or fortune is forbidden in the matter of marriage."
Details
Sources:
www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/ju…
www.constituteproject.org/c…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kouritenga

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kouritenga is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Aug 24, 2023
State-enforced
In August 2023, the Superior Council of Communication (CSC) adopted a decision that restricts the broadcast of LGBT related content. This decision prohibits television channels from airing content "promoting homosexuality" and bans any content or scenes of a "homosexual character" on channels targeted at children and young audiences.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Until Aug 23, 2023
No censorship
Until 2023, there were no laws censoring LGBTIQ+ topics in Burkina Faso.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2021-…
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Right to change legal gender in Kouritenga

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Right to change legal gender in Kouritenga is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Being transgender in Burkina Faso is dangerous and there are no laws in place to legally change one’s gender. As a result, trans people whose gender expression did not match their gender identity on government documents risk arrest for identity theft.
Details
Sources:
allafrica.com/view/group/ma…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Gender-affirming care in Kouritenga

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Gender-affirming care in Kouritenga is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender affirming care is subject to no regulations in Burkina Faso and access is impossible, forcing many trans people to self-medicate.
Details
Sources:
www.reuters.com/article/wor…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kouritenga

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kouritenga is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Burkina Faso.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT discrimination in Kouritenga

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LGBT discrimination in Kouritenga is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no explicit legal protections that protect LGBT people from discrimination.

Law No. 001-2021/AN on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data. (Articles 5, 12 and 30).
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kouritenga

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kouritenga is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Law 28-2008/AN on the Labor Code in Burkina Faso does not protect LGBT people from discrimination.
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kouritenga

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kouritenga is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no legal protections.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/burkina-f…
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Same-sex adoption in Kouritenga

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Same-sex adoption in Kouritenga is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Kouritenga

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Intersex infant surgery in Kouritenga is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Burkina Faso.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/burkina-f…
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Serving openly in military in Kouritenga

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Serving openly in military in Kouritenga is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Legal provisions relating to military recruitment do not exclude LGBT people from serving. Nevertheless, there are no inclusion measures for LGBT people.
Details
Sources:
www.fonction-publique.gov.b…
www.defense.gov.bf/fileadmi…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kouritenga

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kouritenga is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There is no official information on the requirements for donating blood.
Details
Sources:
www.sante.gov.bf/
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Conversion therapy in Kouritenga

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Conversion therapy in Kouritenga is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA, there's no ban on conversion therapy.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Kouritenga

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Equal age of consent in Kouritenga is unknown.

Current status
Unknown
Equality Index ?
19 / 100
Legal Rights
29 / 100
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