- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- Unknown
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- 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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Until Jun 26, 2015
History
Same-sex marriage in American Samoa is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Jun 10, 2015
Since Jun 10, 2015
Unrecognized
Gay Marriage and Unions Pending.
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.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in American Samoa is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in American Samoa is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in American Samoa is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Some under federal hate crime laws.
LGBT housing discrimination in American Samoa is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Same-sex adoption in American Samoa is single only.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Single only
Under American Samoa territory law. legal under federal law.
Serving openly in military in American Samoa is legal.
Current status
Since Sep 20, 2012
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
Blood donations by MSMs in American Samoa is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Apr 2, 2020
Since Apr 2, 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donation centers follow the new FDA 3-month deferral guidance.
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donation centers followed the non-binding FDA one-year deferral guidance.
Conversion therapy in American Samoa is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in American Samoa is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Since Jan 1, 1980
Equal
Legal Rights
70 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in American Samoa to help improve its accuracy.
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