Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Kenya

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
State-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
14% Yes
83% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
97% No
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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