Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Niger

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
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 careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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
Ambiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2016
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