Compare LGBT Rights in India & Samoa

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
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21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Unknown
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Unknown
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