Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Samoa

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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Unknown
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