Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Uganda

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2021
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