Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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