Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1961
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
Other punishment
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
No protections
LGBT discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Bathroom accessUnknownNo explicit protections
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Not banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
Equal
Since 1890
Public Opinion
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