Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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