- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female uncertain
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Awdal is male illegal, female uncertain.
Current status
Male illegal, female uncertain
3 months to 3 years in prison. Not enforced. As part of Somaliland.
Same-sex marriage in Awdal is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide. Not criminalized. Legalization pending.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Awdal is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Awdal, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Awdal is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Awdal is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Awdal is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections nationwide. Somaliland is currently in process of rewriting its criminal code.
LGBT employment discrimination in Awdal is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No
LGBT housing discrimination in Awdal is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Nationwide.
Same-sex adoption in Awdal is single only.
Current status
Single only
Nothing in place yet. No laws for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Awdal is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions on lgbt serving.
Blood donations by MSMs in Awdal is legal.
Current status
Legal
Most of Africa it is legal.
Equal age of consent in Awdal is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal.
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