Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1961
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Unknown
LGBT discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Unknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Unknown
Public Opinion
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