Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Yemen

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
17 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1961
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 1990
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
No protections
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
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1961
N/A
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
60% Not justifiable
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