Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Tanzania

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
State-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1998
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
21% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
85% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
9% Good place
89% Not a good place
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