Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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