Compare LGBT Rights in Suriname & Tonga

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
23 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1869
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1978
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Unknown
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