Compare LGBT Rights in North Macedonia & Samoa

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1995
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
67% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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