Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2010
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
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