Anse Boileau is governed by federal Seychelles law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Same-sex marriage in Anse Boileau is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
There is no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples in Seychelles. However, there is also no explicit ban on marriage.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Anse Boileau is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Seychelles, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Anse Boileau is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
The law and practices do not allow for persons to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity. The option to identify as nonbinary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming was not available.
However, in 2003, a trans woman achieved legal recognition as a woman after sex reassignment surgery.
However, in 2003, a trans woman achieved legal recognition as a woman after sex reassignment surgery.
Gender-affirming care in Anse Boileau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender-affirming care is legal in Seychelles.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Anse Boileau is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
The option to identify as nonbinary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming is not available.
LGBT discrimination in Anse Boileau is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Apr 13, 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Seychelles provides protection against discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation since 2006.
The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3).
On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3).
On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
LGBT employment discrimination in Anse Boileau is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since Apr 13, 2006
LGBT housing discrimination in Anse Boileau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Seychelles.
Same-sex adoption in Anse Boileau is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Same-sex couples are prohibited from adopting in Seychelles. Single gay and bisexual people who remain silent about their sexual orientation have succeeded in adopting children, but those who reveal it often find that “their case remains pending and they never get a final answer.”
Intersex infant surgery in Anse Boileau is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Seychelles but not commonly practiced.
Serving openly in military in Anse Boileau is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known laws or restrictions on LGBTIQ+ people serving in the military of Seychelles.
Blood donations by MSMs in Anse Boileau is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known bans or restrictions on blood donations from men who have sex with men in Seychelles.
Conversion therapy in Anse Boileau is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal in Seychelles.
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