Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 1966
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
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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