Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Kenya

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2015
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
14% Yes
83% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
14% Tolerate
84% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
9% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
8% Yes
90% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
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