Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Uruguay

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
73 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)Legal
Since 2020
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1933
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