Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Gambia

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
4 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2009
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
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