LGBT rights in Somaliland | |
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Status | Illegal since 1941 (as British Somaliland Protectorate)[1][2] |
Penalty | Up to Death, vigilante executions, vigilante beatings, torture,[3][4] or 3 years imprisonment[5] |
Gender identity | No |
Military | No |
Discrimination protections | None |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex unions |
Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Somaliland face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Somaliland has been a Muslim-majority nation with harsh societal rules. It is dangerous for LGBT people, who face up to the death penalty. Besides, extrajudicial killings, mob lynching is used as an instrument for punishing homosexuals. Somaliland does not recognize same-sex activity abroad.
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