Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 discriminationAmbiguousN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)N/A
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1890
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