Compare LGBT Rights in Tonga & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1998
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
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 discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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