Compare LGBT Rights in China & Kenya

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
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