Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Somalia

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
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Legal Index ?
92 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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