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LGBT Rights in American Samoa Outlying Area

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
    Censorship
    Unknown
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Housing Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in American Samoa

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Homosexual activity in American Samoa is legal.

Current status
Since 1980
Legal
Homosexual acts were legalized prior to the federal ruling which legalized homosexuality for all federal jurisdictions in 2003.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
bbc.com/news/world-26016267
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Same-sex marriage in American Samoa

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Same-sex marriage in American Samoa is foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

Current status
Since Dec 2022
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
In 2022, the US Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring all US states and territories to recognize legal same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
congress.gov/bill/117th-con…
xtramagazine.com/power/resp…
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Jun 10, 2015–Dec 2022
Unrecognized
Gay Marriage and Unions Pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
usnews.com/news/us/articles…
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Until Jun 26, 2015
Unrecognized
Same-sex marriage is not legal, and since American-Samoa has no federal courts, it is unclear if they can be sued for marriage equality at the state level as other states have done. However, due to Supreme Court case, United States vs. Windsor, legally married couples are granted at the federal level. This would include people from American-Samoa if it were recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
marriageequality.org/region…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in American Samoa

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in American Samoa is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in American Samoa

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Right to change legal gender in American Samoa is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Under USA Sex change law amendment. Missing non binary option on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in American Samoa

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in American Samoa is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not currently legally recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
familyequality.org/resource…
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LGBT discrimination in American Samoa

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LGBT discrimination in American Samoa is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Only protection for employment. under federal hate crime laws.
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LGBT employment discrimination in American Samoa

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LGBT employment discrimination in American Samoa is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Some under federal hate crime laws.
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LGBT housing discrimination in American Samoa

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LGBT housing discrimination in American Samoa is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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Same-sex adoption in American Samoa

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Same-sex adoption in American Samoa is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Single only
Under American Samoa territory law. legal under federal law.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
mljadoptions.com/samoa/
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Serving openly in military in American Samoa

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Serving openly in military in American Samoa is legal.

Current status
Since Sep 20, 2012
Legal
Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
army.mil/dadt/
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Blood donations by MSMs in American Samoa

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Blood donations by MSMs in American Samoa is banned (3-month deferral).

Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/regulatory-informat…
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Dec 21, 2015–Apr 2, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one-year deferral guidance.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biol…
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1983–Dec 21, 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVacci…
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Conversion therapy in American Samoa

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Conversion therapy in American Samoa is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Equal age of consent in American Samoa

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Equal age of consent in American Samoa is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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69 / 100
Legal Rights
69 / 100
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