Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
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8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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