Compare LGBT Rights in Marshall Islands & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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28 / 100
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28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2005
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
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