Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Samoa

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalAmbiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessPartially restrictedUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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