Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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