Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1957
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