Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Suriname

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Unknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2015
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