Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Fine as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Burundi

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Homosexual activity in Burundi is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Apr 22, 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or up to 50,000 frank fine
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Same-sex marriage in Burundi

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Same-sex marriage in Burundi is banned.

Current status
Since Mar 18, 2005
Banned
Burundian constitution explicitly prohibits same-sex marriage. In article 29 it states “Marriage between two people of the same sex is forbidden.”
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Burundi

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Burundi is fine as punishment.

Current status
Fine as punishment
Article 564 of the Penal Code (2009) forbids the exhibition, sale, or distribution of songs, pamphlets, writings, images, emblems, or other materials “contrary to good morals”. Moreover, individuals who sing, read, recite, or speak obscenities in gatherings or public venues in the presence of multiple people are subject to a fine as punishment.
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Right to change legal gender in Burundi

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Right to change legal gender in Burundi is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
It is not possible for people to legally change their gender in Burundi.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Burundi

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Burundi is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not recognized in Burundi.
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LGBT discrimination in Burundi

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LGBT discrimination in Burundi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections available. The UPR has given Burundi many recommendations to legalize homosexuality and give protections from violence, but Burundi has not yet made these actions.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Burundi

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LGBT employment discrimination in Burundi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
The UPR has recommended Burundi to legalize homosexuality and to give certain discrimination protections but Burundi hasn’t acted on those recommendations yet.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Burundi

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LGBT housing discrimination in Burundi is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections available.
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Same-sex adoption in Burundi

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Same-sex adoption in Burundi is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions. no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Burundi

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Serving openly in military in Burundi is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal.
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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Blood donations by MSMs in Burundi

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Blood donations by MSMs in Burundi is legal.

Current status
Legal
According to the African Blood Donation Association.
Sources:
www.africafederation.org › Jamaats
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Conversion therapy in Burundi

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Conversion therapy in Burundi is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned and is actually practiced a lot in Burundi.
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Equal age of consent in Burundi

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Equal age of consent in Burundi is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal in Burundi.
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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LGBT Rights by Province

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