Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Burundi

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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
Fine as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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