Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Samoa

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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