Current Version
| Region | Djibouti |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Same-sex sexual activity is legal while publicly expression of sexual or gender identity is criminalized on moral ground laws. |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/252887.pdf |
Revision History (8)
Revision by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Homosexuality is legal itself, Illegal under laws "against public morals". | Same-sex sexual activity is legal while publicly expression of sexual or gender identity is criminalized on moral ground laws. |
Revision by Pizzaslices412653
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Homosexuality is legal itself, despite being illegal under laws "against public morals". | Homosexuality is legal itself, Illegal under laws "against public morals". |
Revision by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Legal itself, but illegal under laws "against public morals". | Homosexuality is legal itself, despite being illegal under laws "against public morals". |
Revision by Pizzaslices412653
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | No laws criminalizing homosexuality. | Legal itself, but illegal under laws "against public morals". |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/252887.pdf |
Revision by LGBT_southeastasian
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | While there is no laws criminalising homosexuality, LGBTQ personnel in Djibouti can face punishments from the government. | No laws criminalizing homosexuality. |
Revision by omalpau
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | No law criminalising homosexuality. | While there is no laws criminalising homosexuality, LGBTQ personnel in Djibouti can face punishments from the government. |
Revision by omalpau
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Although is no law that mentions that same-sex sexual activity is legal or illegal, this doesn't prevent the authorities to prosecute the public display of same-sex sexual conduct under laws prohibiting attacks on “good morals". | No law criminalising homosexuality. |
Revision by omalpau
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Although is no law that mentions that same-sex sexual activity is legal or illegal, this doesn't prevent the authorities to prosecute the public display of same-sex sexual conduct under laws prohibiting attacks on “good morals". |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct "No evidences whatsoever unacceptable religiously and culturally"
- Sources are invalid or broken "Update source- link leads to a DNS Probe Cannot Be Reached error."
- Status is not correct "Djibouti is over 90% Muslim population, and it is not allowed that. If you see some people holding hands does't mean they are lgbt but they are friends or family member "