LGBT Rights in Sanaag Region

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female uncertain
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Sanaag

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Homosexual activity in Sanaag is male illegal, female uncertain.

Current status
Male illegal, female uncertain
Nationwide. On in the region.
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Same-sex marriage in Sanaag

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Same-sex marriage in Sanaag is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sanaag

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Sanaag is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Sanaag, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Sanaag

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Right to change legal gender in Sanaag is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Gender-affirming care in Sanaag

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Gender-affirming care in Sanaag is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sanaag

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sanaag is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Sanaag

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LGBT discrimination in Sanaag is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Sanaag

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LGBT employment discrimination in Sanaag is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No discrimination protections in Somaliland.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Sanaag

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LGBT housing discrimination in Sanaag is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Sanaag

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Same-sex adoption in Sanaag is single only.

Current status
Single only
Not set up.
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Intersex infant surgery in Sanaag

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Intersex infant surgery in Sanaag is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Sanaag

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Serving openly in military in Sanaag is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Sanaag

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Blood donations by MSMs in Sanaag is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Sanaag

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Conversion therapy in Sanaag is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
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Equal age of consent in Sanaag

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Equal age of consent in Sanaag is equal.

Current status
Equal
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