Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Suriname

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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 discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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