Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Uganda

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2021
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