Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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