Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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