Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & United States

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Varies by Region
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Varies by Region
Since 2025
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Varies by Region
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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