Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Burundi

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipFine as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2007
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsPartially restricted
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
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