Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Samoa

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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