Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/A
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