Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Unrecognized
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
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessRestrictedUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Public Opinion
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