Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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