Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
24% Good Place
0%
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
6% Good place
30% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1885
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2010
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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