Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Samoa

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1951
Ambiguous
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsAmbiguous
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
5% Yes
95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
4% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
80% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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