Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Laos

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
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 2019
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Since 1953
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 MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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