Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Canada

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
62 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2019
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