- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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History
Homosexual activity in Comoros is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since May 8, 1982
Since May 8, 1982
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 1,000,000 franc fine.
Same-sex marriage in Comoros is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Comoros is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Comoros, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Comoros is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Changing your gender in Comoros is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Comoros is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are none.
LGBT employment discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are none.
LGBT housing discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are none.
Same-sex adoption in Comoros is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Comoros is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuals serving openly in the military is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Comoros is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSM Blood donation is illegal.
Conversion therapy in Comoros is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Comoros.
Equal age of consent in Comoros is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexual activity is not legal in the Comoros.
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Alternative names: Komori/Comores (local name)
