Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Macau

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Unknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
47% Agree
14% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
14% Tolerate
84% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
8% Yes
90% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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