Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Sao Tome and Principe

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
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 2019
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2019
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
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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