Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Burundi

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipFine as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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