Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Cook Islands

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Banned
Since 2000
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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