Compare LGBT Rights in New Caledonia & Samoa

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1853
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2005
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1984
Unknown
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