Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Tonga

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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