Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Samoa

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguousAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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