Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritius & Tuvalu

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
52 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2021
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
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
Sexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2023
Female equal, male N/A
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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