Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Tajikistan

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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