Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Burundi

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedFine as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsPartially restricted
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
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