Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT IssuesFine as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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