Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1961
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2013
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2016
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Equal
Since 2016
Public Opinion
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