Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Malta

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
61 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Recognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Full ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
52% Rare
38% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
46% Rare
42% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
73% Agree
20% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
83% Yes
10% No
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
72% Good place
12% Not a good place
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