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| Region | Somalia |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Somalia, there is absolutely no protections for trans people acess to the bathroom in fact Article 409 ("Libertine Acts") and Article 410 ("Acts Contrary to Modesty") of the Somali Penal Code criminalize behaviors deemed contrary to public morals. Police and courts interpret these broadly to include dressing or acting in ways that do not align with a person's sex assigned at birth as convictions under these penal code articles carry prison sentences ranging from three months to three years, often accompanied by financial fines, so transgender and gender non-conforming individuals face extreme, frequent, and arbitrary targeting by law enforcement. Police routinely conduct arrests without warrant or clear cause based entirely on a person's appearance or perceived identity. |
| Sources | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-handbook-of-policing-in-the-united-states/police-and-the-criminalization-of-lgbt-people/A69F0F1898FA0C0834ED8E8DC5650F2F |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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deleted by danlev. Source does not back claim. And weasel words like "often" "frequent" and "extreme"
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| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Somalia, there is absolutely no protections for trans people acess to the bathroom in fact Article 409 ("Libertine Acts") and Article 410 ("Acts Contrary to Modesty") of the Somali Penal Code criminalize behaviors deemed contrary to public morals. Police and courts interpret these broadly to include dressing or acting in ways that do not align with a person's sex assigned at birth as convictions under these penal code articles carry prison sentences ranging from three months to three years, often accompanied by financial fines, so transgender and gender non-conforming individuals face extreme, frequent, and arbitrary targeting by law enforcement. Police routinely conduct arrests without warrant or clear cause based entirely on a person's appearance or perceived identity. |
| Sources | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-handbook-of-policing-in-the-united-states/police-and-the-criminalization-of-lgbt-people/A69F0F1898FA0C0834ED8E8DC5650F2F |