Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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