Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
67% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
32% Agree
44% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
25% Approve
76% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
42% Approve
59% Disapprove
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
54% Good place
34% Not a good place
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