Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Western Sahara

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1962
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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