Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Thailand

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
65 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
67 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Gender identity only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1957
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
64% Did not mention homosexuals
36% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
22% Justifiable
51% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
42% Agree
23% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
5% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Good place
52% Not a good place
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