Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Samoa

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by RegionMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionUnknown
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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