Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Turkey

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2012
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1858
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