Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Tonga

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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