Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Samoa

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2007
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1991
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1991
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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