- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Surveys in Mauritius have revealed a prevalence of resistance towards LGBTQ+ rights.
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History
Homosexual activity in Mauritius is legal.
Current status
Since Oct 4, 2023
Since Oct 4, 2023
Legal
Five members of the LGBT community won their case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. In an initial verdict by Justices David Chan Kan Cheong and Karuna Devi Gunesh-Balaghee, they ruled that section 250(1) of the Penal Code, which seeks to criminalise sodomy, is discriminatory and unconstitutional. This, insofar as it prohibits consensual sodomy between consenting male adults.
Same-sex marriage in Mauritius is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Gay marriage pending.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mauritius is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Mauritius, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Mauritius is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mauritius is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Mauritius is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some discrimination is illegal.
LGBT housing discrimination in Mauritius is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since 2008
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Under the Equal Opportunities Act, Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited in housing.
Same-sex adoption in Mauritius is single only.
Current status
Single only
According to a 2006 report, adoptive parents may be either single or married. LGBT persons are not specifically disqualified. According to the ILGA, both joint and stepchild adoption by same-sex couples are not legal.
Serving openly in military in Mauritius is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Mauritius does not have a standing army.
Blood donations by MSMs in Mauritius is legal.
Current status
Legal
LGBT Rights by district
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Mauritius.
- Port Louis City
- Rivière du Rempart
- Savanne
- Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (city)
- Curepipe (city)
- Port Louis District (city)
- Quatre Bornes (city)
- Vacoas-Phoenix (city)
- Agalega Islands (dependency)
- Cargados Carajos Shoals (dependency)
- Rodrigues Island (dependency)