Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Eswatini

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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