Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Somalia

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
2 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
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