Compare LGBT Rights in Somalia & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
2 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1975
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1964
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
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
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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