Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)N/A
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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