Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Somalia

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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