Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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