Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsLegal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1986
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