Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Samoa

Equality Index ?
90 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identityAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Sexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1982
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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