Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Samoa

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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