Compare LGBT Rights in Burundi & Malawi

Equality Index ?
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11 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2009
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesFine as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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