Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Syria

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
Region not surveyed
21% Yes
56% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 2005
Not legal
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2001
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2001
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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