Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
N/A
Public Opinion
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