Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
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
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2009
Unequal
Since 1947
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