Vava'u 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
- Unknown
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Vava'u 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 Vava'u is banned.
Current status
Since 1998
Banned
Since homosexual activity is illegal in Tonga, same-sex marriage is not legal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Vava'u is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Tonga, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Vava'u is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws to change legal gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Vava'u is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT employment discrimination in Vava'u is no protections.
Current status
No protections
According to the ILGA World, there are no protections in employment.
LGBT housing discrimination in Vava'u is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Same-sex adoption in Vava'u 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.”
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.”
Intersex infant surgery in Vava'u is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Vava'u is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Vava'u is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Vava'u 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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