Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Latvia

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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