Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Russia

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Legal Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AVaries by Region
Since 1996
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