Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Kenya

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
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 surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
16% Agree
56% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"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
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Favor
89% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"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)
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
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