Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Turkey

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1978
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1858
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