Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Gambia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
4% Good Place
0%
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
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownN/A
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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