Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Other punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Somalia

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Homosexual activity in Somalia is illegal (death penalty as punishment).

Current status
Since Jun 12, 2012
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
The Provisional Constitution of Somalia (2012) upheld the preeminence of Sharia law. As such, the possibility of Sharia courts imposing the death penalty for individuals convicted of engaging in homosexual sex is possible.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl… (Arabic)
ohchr.org/sites/default/fil… (joint submission for to fix laws)
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Apr 3, 1964–Jun 12, 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 409 of the Somalian Penal Code of 1964, says that sexual intercourse with a partner of the same sex is punishable with an imprisonment of 3 months up to 3 years.
Details
Sources:
somalilandlaw.com/Penal_Cod…
"washingtonpost.com/blogs/wo…
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Same-sex marriage in Somalia

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Same-sex marriage in Somalia is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 11, 1975
Banned
The Marriage Law of 1975 states that marriage is defined as a contract between a man and a woman having equal rights and duties with the
object of creating a family.
Details
Sources:
tile.loc.gov/storage-servic…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Somalia

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Somalia is other punishment.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1964
Other punishment
Article 402 of the Penal Code (1964) of Somalia prohibits the commission of any “obscene act” while Article 403 prohibits the sale, distribution, and exhibition of any “obscene object”. Article 404 deems acts and objectives as “obscene” where they, in the general opinion, are “offensive to modesty”. Article 409, which criminalises same-sex intimacy, is part of the same chapter on “offences against modesty” in the legislation.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/somalia-lgbti
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Right to change legal gender in Somalia

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Right to change legal gender in Somalia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Legally no way to change gender. Crossdressing is illegal in the Sharia ruled controlled territories.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/country/somalia/law/
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Gender-affirming care in Somalia

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Gender-affirming care in Somalia is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Somalia is banned
Details
Sources:
queerintheworld.com/lgbt-ri…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Somalia

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Somalia is not legally recognized.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 1960
Not legally recognized
Does not appear to be option on legal documents and information regarding the status is little to none.
Details
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/tr…
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LGBT discrimination in Somalia

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LGBT discrimination in Somalia is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 16, 1962
No protections
Government just formed. One of the many countries that do not put on pride parade. As well the intense discrimination which make it impossible to improve conditions in Somalia or Somaliland.
Details
Sources:
thefrisky.com/2016-06-22/8-…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Somalia

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LGBT employment discrimination in Somalia is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 16, 1962
No protections
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Somalia

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LGBT housing discrimination in Somalia is no protections.

Current status
Since Dec 16, 1962
No protections
Details
Sources:
forktip.com/lgbt-couple-saf…
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Same-sex adoption in Somalia

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Same-sex adoption in Somalia is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
adoption.com/wiki/Adopting_…
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Intersex infant surgery in Somalia

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Intersex infant surgery in Somalia is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Somalia

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Serving openly in military in Somalia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
LGBT people are currently banned from serving here.
Details
Sources:
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Somalia

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Blood donations by MSMs in Somalia is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown as homosexuality is illegal.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_…
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Conversion therapy in Somalia

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Conversion therapy in Somalia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Widely Performed.
Details
Sources:
thefrisky.com/2016-06-22/8-…
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Equal age of consent in Somalia

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Equal age of consent in Somalia is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Due to homosexuality being illegal, there is no age of consent for homosexuals.
Details
Sources:
aljazeera.com/features/2013…
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