Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Somalia

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
1 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Other punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
N/A
Public Opinion
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