Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
48 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1947
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