Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
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29 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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