Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Samoa

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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