Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Samoa

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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