Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-Affirming CareUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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