Compare LGBT Rights in American Samoa & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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21 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2025
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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