Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Samoa

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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