Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1991
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2015
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2024
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
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