Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Samoa

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
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 in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
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