Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Tonga

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1995
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
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 adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1996
Unknown
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