Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
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-enforced
Since 2012
State-enforced
Since 1981
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
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 MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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