Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Costa Rica

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2007
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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