Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Intersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2023
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
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
14% Tolerate
84% Not tolerate
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
"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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