Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Kenya

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1930
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1941
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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