Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Bathroom accessPartially restricted
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
14% Tolerate
84% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
8% Yes
90% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
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