Compare LGBT Rights in Qatar & Somalia

Equality Index ?
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2 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1915
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1915
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1915
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1915
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1915
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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