Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
68% Did not mention homosexuals
32% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
10% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
23% Justifiable
49% Not justifiable
"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
39% Approve
61% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
49% Approve
51% 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
51% Yes
42% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
83% Not a good place
47% Good place
43% Not a good place
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