Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritius & Nauru

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2023
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
49% Tolerate
50% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
56% Tolerate
39% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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