Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Kenya

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Sexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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