Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Zambia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
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 discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2005
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