Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Burundi

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Fine as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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