Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & American Samoa

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
72 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Unknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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