Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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