Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Suriname

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
63 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
63 / 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
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1975
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1869
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