- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Burundi is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Apr 22, 2009
Since Apr 22, 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 2 years imprisonment and/or up to 50,000 frank fine
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Burundi is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Burundi, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Burundi is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
LGBT discrimination in Burundi is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 2001
Since Oct 24, 2001
Illegal in some contexts
Under the new Burundi new anti-discrimination. As well sexual orientation discrimination protection only through Human rights institute.
LGBT employment discrimination in Burundi is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 2001
Since Oct 24, 2001
Ambiguous
Some protections under the new discrimination protection. Sexual orientation discrimination protection through human rights institute.
LGBT housing discrimination in Burundi is no protections.
Current status
Since Oct 24, 2001
Since Oct 24, 2001
No protections
Only in Employment.
Same-sex adoption in Burundi is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions. no laws in place for same sex couples.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Burundi is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions on lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Burundi is legal.
Current status
Legal
According to the African Blood Donation Association.
Conversion therapy in Burundi is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Burundi is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.
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42 / 100
Legal Rights
42 / 100
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Alternative names: Burundi/Uburundi (local name)
