Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
9% Agree
67% 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
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
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