Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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