Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Kenya

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
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