Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Tuvalu

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1978
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AFemale equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
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