Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Kenya

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
State-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Intersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsN/AAmbiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
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