Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
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 careRestrictedN/A
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
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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