Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Tonga

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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