Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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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