Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Tonga

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionLegalIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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