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-enforced
Since 2012
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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