Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Laos

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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