Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & British Indian Ocean Territory

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
95 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
N/A
Since 1966
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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