Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Samoa

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Unknown
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 protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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