Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2023
Public Opinion
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
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