Burkina Faso Parliament Passes Law Criminalizing Same-Sex Relations

Under the new law, foreign nationals who engage in homosexual conduct in the West African nation could face deportation.

Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore arrives at the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 10, 2025. Stanislav Krasilnikov/RIA Novosti via AP

The Burkina Faso Parliament on Sept. 1 passed legislation that criminalizes conduct promoting same-sex relationships in the West African nation, according to the state-run broadcaster.

The legislation, known as the Persons and Family Code, was passed unanimously by 71 unelected members of the nation’s transitional parliament, installed after the military seized power in 2022.