Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Cape Verde

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1968
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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