Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Samoa

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
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