Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Tuvalu

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 1960
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AAmbiguous
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