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| Region | Samoa |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1962 |
| End Date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Description | The 1961 Crimes Act in Samoa criminalised “female impersonation” with 6 months imprisonment. This had criminalised the gender expression of the indigenous Fa’afafine population and other trans women. It was repealed in 2013. |
| Sources | http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act_2020/ca201382.pdf https://www.samoalawreform.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Final-Report-Eng.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/72585/WSM72585.pdf https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/letter-from-samoa-impersonating-woman-still-illegal/EUXSUDGPJBTXBQH5LAP6JJTONU/ |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1962 |
| End Date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Description | The 1961 Crimes Act in Samoa criminalised “female impersonation” with 6 months imprisonment. This had criminalised the gender expression of the indigenous Fa’afafine population and other trans women. It was repealed in 2013. |
| Sources | http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act_2020/ca201382.pdf https://www.samoalawreform.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Final-Report-Eng.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/72585/WSM72585.pdf https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/letter-from-samoa-impersonating-woman-still-illegal/EUXSUDGPJBTXBQH5LAP6JJTONU/ |