Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
10% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1960
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1960
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1960
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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