Burkina Faso

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

19.75 million

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

N/A

Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

N/A

Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

N/A

There are no nationwide statistics regarding SGM demographics in Burkina Faso.There is, however, data looking at HIV rates in Burkina Faso overall compared to that of gay men and men who have sex with men (UNAIDS, 2018). This may provide some insight on the population of gay men and men who have sex with men in Burkina Faso (although not all SGM).

Burkina Faso's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION

Marriage for Same-Sex Couples	No
Civil Unions	No
Joint Adoption	No
Second Parent Adoption	No

PROTECTION

Employment Nondiscrimination Laws	No
Broad Protections	No
Criminalization of Violence	No
Ban of Conversion Therapy	No

CRIMINALIZATION

Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?	Yes
Gender	Does Not Apply
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)	Does Not Apply

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Coulaud, P. J., Préau, M., Maradan, G., Mora, M., Traoré, F., Oga, M., Thio, E., Ekon, L., Dembele Keita, B., Anoma, C., Ter Tiero Dah, E., Mensah, E., Bernier, A., Couderc, C., Laurent, C., Spire, B., & CohMSM Study Group (2019). Taking empowerment into account: the response of community-based organisations to the HIV care needs of men who have sex with men in West Africa (CohMSM ANRS 12324 -Expertise France). AIDS care, 31(11), 1403–1411. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1587358

Duvall, S., Irani, L., Compaoré, C., Sanon, P., Bassonon, D., Anato, S., Agounke, J., Hodo, A., Kugbe, Y., Chaold, G., Nigobora, B., & MacInnis, R. (2015). Assessment of policy and access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for men who have sex with men and for sex workers in Burkina Faso and Togo.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999),68 Suppl 2, S189–S197. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000000450

Kerrigan, F. (2013), Getting To Rights: The Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons in Africa. Danish Institute of Human Rights. https://www.humanrights.dk/files/media/dokumenter/udgivelser/getting_to_rights.pdf.

Kim, H. Y., Grosso, A., Ky-Zerbo, O., Lougue, M., Stahlman, S., Samadoulougou, C., Ouedraogo, G., Kouanda, S., Liestman, B., & Baral, S. (2018). Stigma as a barrier to health care utilization among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Burkina Faso.Annals of epidemiology,28(1), 13–19. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.11.009

Ouedrago, H.G., Ky-Zerbo, O., Grosso, A., Goodman, S., Samadoulougou, B.C., Tarnagda, G., ... Kouanda, S. (2019). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men: Results of the first integrated biological and behavioral survey in BurkinaFaso, West Africa. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 5-13. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6361-1.

Rodenbough, P.P. (2014), Being LGBT in West Africa. https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1208588/1226_1463734365_the-being-lgbt-in-west-africa-project-final-report.pdf.

Stahlman, S., Liestman, B., Ketende, S., Kouanda, S., Ky‐Zerbo, O., Lougue, M., Diouf, D., Anato, S., Tchalla, J., Bamba, A., Drame, F.M., Ezouatchi, R., Kouamé, A. and Baral, S.D. (2016), Characterizing the HIV risks and potential pathways to HIV infection among transgender women in Côte d'Ivoire, Togo and Burkina Faso. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 19: 20774. doi:10.7448/IAS.19.3.20774.