Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Tonga

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1978
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessPartially restricted
Since 2022
Restricted
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
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