Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Sweden

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1978
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