Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Samoa

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
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 surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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