Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
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)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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