Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Laos

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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