Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & South Africa

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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