Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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 2001
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
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