Compare LGBT Rights in Senegal & Somalia

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1989
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Other punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1962
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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