Tonga

Map of LGBT Rights in Oceania — BLUE: Same-sex marriage legal and sexual orientation/gender identity discrimination prohibited; PURPLE: Foreign same-sex marriages recognized, no discrimination protections;GREEN: Sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; YELLOW: Sodomy illegal; YELLOW with GREEN outline: Sodomy illegal, but some sexual orientation discrimination prohibited; RED: Constitution bans same-sex marriage, but homosexuality is legal, no discrimination protections; GREY: Sodomy legal, same-sex marriage not permitted, no discrimination protections
2024 LGBTQ rights global update: Progress and reversals in Oceania and Australia
Tonga scene
Anti-gay lawyers seek to oust Tonga’s openly gay chief justice
Tupou VI, King of Tonga
Homophobic South Pacific nation of Tonga gets a gay chief justice
Mild U.S. advocacy for LGBTQI rights abroad: Island nations
Tropical paradise? More like purgatory for LGBTQ Pacific Islanders
Just 1 openly gay Olympian from the 71 nations with anti-homosexuality laws
Pride march seeks repeal of Oceania’s anti-gay laws
Graphic for the Pacific Islands decriminalization petition.
Activists’ petition seeks LGBTI rights in Pacific Islands
Human rights in Oceania — lots of work to do
Toolkit for progress toward LGBT rights in 53 countries
LGBTI news briefs: Pakistan, India, Malawi, many more
Marie Pa Ariki, a queen of the Cook_Islands (Photo courtesy of GayNZ.com)
Cook Islands queen: Our anti-gay law is unfair