Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
81 / 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-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1947
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