Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT IssuesFine as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
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