Burkina Faso Bans Homosexuality With Fines And Prison Terms For Offenders
Officials for the African nation touted the new law as a recognition of “marriage and family values” parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday.
The amended family code was approved by the parliament on Monday in an unanimous vote that puts the code into effect more than a year after it was approved by the military government of Capt. Ibrahim Traore.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 3, 2025 1:22 AM
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Burkina Faso joins the list of more than half of Africa’s 54 countries that have laws banning homosexuality with the penalties ranging from several years in prison to the death penalty. The laws, though criticized abroad, enjoy popularity in the countries where locals and officials have criticized homosexuality as behavior imported from abroad and not a sexual orientation.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 2, 2025 10:29 PM
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Dumb, bigoted fucks in all these nations who try to deny sexual orientation.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 2, 2025 10:30 PM
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Looks like he sniffs cookies. Crumbl cookies, as a matter of fact.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 2, 2025 10:37 PM
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Is this some new country?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 2, 2025 10:37 PM
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Trump will tout them as true god-loving patriots
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 2, 2025 10:38 PM
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Burkina Faso remains one of the least developed countries in the world, with a GDP of $16.226 billion in 2022. Approximately 63.8% of its population practices Islam, while 26.3% practices Christianity. The country's four official languages are Mooré, Bissa, Dyula and Fula, with the first one being spoken by over half the population; the Burkinabè government also officially recognizes 60 indigenous languages. The former government and business language was French until January 2024, when its status was demoted to that of a "working language" alongside English by ratification of a constitutional amendment.
From French colony to independence (1890s–1958).
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 2, 2025 10:42 PM
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A shame all that black cock going to waste.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | September 2, 2025 11:12 PM
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Ibrahim Traore is a big hero over on a lot of Youtube channels. It will be interesting to see the reaction to this announcement.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | September 2, 2025 11:18 PM
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now THERE'S a shithole of a country!
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | September 2, 2025 11:21 PM
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R2 That's why Europe needs more of these people. For diversity and inclusion!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | September 2, 2025 11:22 PM
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Liberal academics will still find a way to blame this on colonization.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | September 3, 2025 12:46 AM
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I am not familiar with this colored man? Is he a theater usher?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | September 3, 2025 1:15 AM
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At.least one U.S. “family values” organization has lobbied African countries to adopt laws criminalizing gay sex.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | September 3, 2025 1:22 AM
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