Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
63 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
67 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
48% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
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