LGBT Rights in Ha'apai Island Group

Ha'apai is governed by federal Tonga law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Ha'apai

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Homosexual activity in Ha'apai is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since 1988
Male illegal, female legal
According to sections 136–142 of the The Criminal Offences Act, the maximum penalty for same-sex sexual activity in Tonga is 10 years in prison and whipping. Decriminalization pending.

Same-sex marriage in Ha'apai

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Same-sex marriage in Ha'apai is banned.

Current status
Since 1998
Banned
Since homosexual activity is illegal in Tonga, same-sex marriage is not legal.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ha'apai

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ha'apai is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Tonga, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Ha'apai

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Right to change legal gender in Ha'apai is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws to change legal gender.

Gender-affirming care in Ha'apai

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Gender-affirming care in Ha'apai is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ha'apai

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ha'apai is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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LGBT discrimination in Ha'apai

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LGBT discrimination in Ha'apai is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some protection for sexual orientation only.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Ha'apai

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ha'apai is no protections.

Current status
No protections
According to the ILGA World, there are no protections in employment.

LGBT housing discrimination in Ha'apai

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ha'apai is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Homosexuality is illegal there. Some discrimination protection under Sexual orientation only.
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Same-sex adoption in Ha'apai

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Same-sex adoption in Ha'apai is illegal.

Current status
Since 2013
Illegal
Missing laws for same-sex couples.

In 2013, the Supreme Court refused to grant custody of a child to a gay man. The Supreme Court stated that because Tonga’s criminal law still prohibits carnal knowledge between consenting adults of the same sex, “[n]o court would entrust a very young child into the care of person whose lifestyle carries with it a very real risk of prosecution.”
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Intersex infant surgery in Ha'apai

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Intersex infant surgery in Ha'apai is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Ha'apai

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Serving openly in military in Ha'apai is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws criminalizing or restricting lgbt serving.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Ha'apai

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ha'apai is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Ha'apai

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Conversion therapy in Ha'apai is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Tonga.
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Equal age of consent in Ha'apai

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Equal age of consent in Ha'apai is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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