Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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