- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Fine as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Public opinion polls in particular regions of Burundi have found that homophobic beliefs persist, based on limited public opinion data in Burundi.
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Same-sex marriage in Burundi is banned.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Burundi is fine as punishment.
In 2017, Burundi made additional amendments that effectively criminalise trans people with imprisonment under Articles 366 and 367, which criminalise "the use of such falsified, forged or altered documents" with imprisonment and a fine. This includes licenses, certificates and passports.
Right to change legal gender in Burundi is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Burundi is restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Burundi is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Burundi is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Burundi is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Burundi is no protections.
Intersex infant surgery in Burundi is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Burundi is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Burundi is legal.
Conversion therapy in Burundi is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Burundi is n/a.
Equality Rank
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#180 Burundi9
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#181 Uganda9
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#182 Mali8
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#183 Cameroon8
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