Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & Samoa

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
71% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
16% Agree
56% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Favor
89% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
7% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
78% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
9% Good place
49% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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