Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
33% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1966
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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