Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Wallis and Futuna

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
89 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1984
Public Opinion
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