Compare LGBT Rights in Jersey & Samoa

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
88 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2015
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsProtected in some contextsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
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