Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2013
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