Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Suriname

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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