Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
52 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2021
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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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