Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Panama

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
34 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1972
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2008
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
22% Approve
78% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
38% Approve
62% Disapprove
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
45% Good place
45% Not a good place
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