Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Samoa

Equality Index ?
70 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 1998
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderVaries by Region
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2003
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2024
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1872
Unknown
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