Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Poland

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
43 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Since 2025
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1932
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
65% Did not mention homosexuals
28% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
22% Justifiable
52% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
66% Support
22% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
33% Agree
58% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
12% Agree
57% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
83% No
47% Yes
42% No
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
43% Rare
49% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
44% Rare
42% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
49% Agree
46% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
41% Yes
40% 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
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
32% Favor
59% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
42% Yes
47% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
14% Justifiable
53% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
8% Yes
90% No
42% Yes
46% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
21% Good place
54% Not a good place
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