Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & American Samoa

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Legal
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1980
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