Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Somalia

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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Other punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
N/A
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