Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Samoa

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28 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Equal
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