Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Kenya

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/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)
Region not surveyed
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
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