Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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