Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Sudan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
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 1956
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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