Burkina Faso — Gay-Reiseindex 2026

Name: Burkina Faso — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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10/100

Hohes Risiko #179 of 207

Punktzahl = Recht 10/60 + Szene 0/40 = 10/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 15 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Rechtliche Sicherheit · Legal milestones · Die Szene vor Ort · Häufige Fragen

⚠ Kriminalisiert

Gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehungen sind hier strafbar oder werden aktiv unterdrückt. Prüfe vor jeder Reise die Reisehinweise deiner Regierung; diese Seite dient nur der Information und ist keine Reiseempfehlung.

Rechtliche Sicherheit — 10/60 Punkte

Kriminalisierung	Newly criminalized
Partnerschaft	● Nein not recognised
Antidiskriminierung	● Nein
Geschlechtsanerkennung	Not possible — no legal gender recognition
Praxis der Durchsetzung	Active enforcement — arrests and prosecutions continue

Research note: 2025 family code Art 2103, enforced November — GayOut Index 2026.3 legal research (ILGA World / Human Dignity Trust / Rainbow Europe / Equaldex).

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1996Same-sex activity remained legal under Burkinabe law, with an equal age of consent implemented this year. ↗
2024The military junta adopted a draft family code making consensual same-sex relations and their promotion criminal offenses. ↗
2025The transitional parliament unanimously criminalized homosexuality for the first time, with two to five years imprisonment and deportation for foreigners. ↗
TodaySame-sex relations and their promotion stayed criminalized, and the community reported fear of persecution and widespread self-censorship. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

Die Szene vor Ort — 0/40 Punkte

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Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Gay-Bars pro Million	—
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Events pro Million	0
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Szene-Punktzahl	0/40 (Roh-Szeneindex 0/100)

Häufige Fragen

Ist Burkina Faso sicher für schwule Reisende?

Burkina Faso is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 10/60. On enforcement reality, arrests and prosecutions continue.

Ist die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in Burkina Faso legal?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Burkina Faso. Overall legal status: Newly criminalized.

Gibt es in Burkina Faso eine Gay-Szene?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Burkina Faso, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.