- Homosexuality⚢✔ Male illegal, female legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✖ Single only
- DiscriminationIllegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing DiscriminationAmbiguous
- MilitaryN/A
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion Therapy✔ Banned
History
Current status
(since 1961)
(since 1961)
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 5 years prison
Male illegal, female legal
5-7 years in prison under the crime of sodomy. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.
Current status
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Homosexuality is currently illegal. Has to be recognized under IACHR 2018 Ruling.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
has a large transgender population. Missing non binary options on documents. Has a large transgender population.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2017)
(since Jan 1, 2017)
Single only
Under state law.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2013)
(since Jan 1, 2013)
Illegal in some contexts
Only in Employment only.
Current status
Ambiguous
under sexual orientation discrimination protections through human rights institute. As well sexual orientation and gender identity under federal hate crime law.
Current status
N/A
Doesn't have military. they are protected by USA.
Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
under us blood donation laws.
Current status
Banned
Under Samoan law Since 2007.
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