Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & South Africa

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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