Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Kenya

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
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)
47% Yes
45% No
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)
40% Yes
47% No
8% Yes
90% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
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