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| Region | Tonga |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | 1978 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1978, Tonga amended its criminal code to criminalising “a male person impersonating a female person whilst soliciting an immoral purpose”. The vague definitions on an immoral purpose in effect criminalises the gender expression of transgender women despite historical acceptance. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tonga/ http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/consol_act/co136/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Censorship of gender expression.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1978 |
| Description | In Tonga, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1978, Tonga amended its criminal code to criminalising “a male person impersonating a female person whilst soliciting an immoral purpose”. The vague definitions on an immoral purpose in effect criminalises the gender expression of transgender women despite historical acceptance. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tonga/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tonga/ http://www.paclii.org/to/legis/consol_act/co136/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source because I think it’s Tonga time.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/tonga/ |