Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2007
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