Compare LGBT Rights in American Samoa & Samoa

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1980
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1990
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contextsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1980
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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