Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2025
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