Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & South Africa

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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