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| Region | Kenya |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Kenyan Film Classification Board Guidelines of 2012 explicitly list homosexuality as requiring a restricted classification in a more egregious sense than heterosexuality. This has led to cases like of cartoons with LGBTIQ+ themes despite the lack of sexual content still getting banned from airing, such as Steven Universe, Adventure Time and Gravity Falls for being "pro-gay". The Family Protection Bill of 2023 also explicitly prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf https://cbldf.org/2017/06/kenya-censorship-board-bans-six-pro-gay-cartoons/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/KE%20-%20EXE%20-%20KFCB%20Classification%20Guidelines%20(2012)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/KE%20-%20LEG%20-%20Family%20Protection%20Bill%20(2023)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 2012 |
| Description | banned completely | The Kenyan Film Classification Board Guidelines of 2012 explicitly list homosexuality as requiring a restricted classification in a more egregious sense than heterosexuality. This has led to cases like of cartoons with LGBTIQ+ themes despite the lack of sexual content still getting banned from airing, such as Steven Universe, Adventure Time and Gravity Falls for being "pro-gay". The Family Protection Bill of 2023 also explicitly prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf https://cbldf.org/2017/06/kenya-censorship-board-bans-six-pro-gay-cartoons/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/KE%20-%20EXE%20-%20KFCB%20Classification%20Guidelines%20(2012)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/KE%20-%20LEG%20-%20Family%20Protection%20Bill%20(2023)%20-%20OR-OFF(en).pdf |
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | In Kenya, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | banned completely |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140606193855/http://www.kenyalaw.org/Downloads/GreyBook/8.%20The%20Penal%20Code.pdf | |
Reports (3)
- Note field is incorrect "Needs more elaboration and examples"
- All information is correct, just adding sources "The Kenya Film Classification Board bans films containing depictions of homosexuality"
- Status is not correct
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Kenya, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "The Kenyan Film Classification Board regularly bans films with LGBT content"
- Newer law has been passed "The Kenya Film Board has outlawed LGBTQ+ content on all TV/ movie streaming services in the country"