Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
28 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1924
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2001
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 2001
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2018
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