Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Iceland

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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