- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Banaadir is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
3 months to 3 years. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Banaadir is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized in Somalia.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Banaadir is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Banaadir, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Banaadir is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Illegal under the criminal code.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Banaadir is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Banaadir is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No discrimination protections in Somalia.
LGBT employment discrimination in Banaadir is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Banaadir is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No discrimination protection.
Same-sex adoption in Banaadir is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place.
Serving openly in military in Banaadir is legal.
Current status
Legal
Not illegal to serve in Somalia.
Blood donations by MSMs in Banaadir is legal.
Current status
Legal
All of Africa except Egypt?
Conversion therapy in Banaadir is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not banned.
Equal age of consent in Banaadir is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent. Homosexuality is illegal though.
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30 / 100
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