Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Mozambique

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
42 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT IssuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
36% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
56% Tolerate
36% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
48% Tolerate
43% Not tolerate
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