Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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