Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
State-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2009
N/A
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
21% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
85% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
9% Good place
89% Not a good place
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