Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Saint Lucia

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
11% Approve
89% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
23% Approve
78% Disapprove
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 2005
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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