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LGBT Rights in Comoros

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    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

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Comoros

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Homosexual activity in Comoros is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since May 8, 1982
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 5 years imprisonment and/or 1,000,000 franc fine.
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Same-sex marriage in Comoros

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Same-sex marriage in Comoros is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Comoros

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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.
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Right to change legal gender in Comoros

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Right to change legal gender in Comoros is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Changing your gender in Comoros is illegal.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Comoros

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Comoros is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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LGBT discrimination in Comoros

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LGBT discrimination in Comoros is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are none.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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LGBT employment discrimination in Comoros

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LGBT employment discrimination in Comoros is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are none.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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LGBT housing discrimination in Comoros

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LGBT housing discrimination in Comoros is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are none.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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Same-sex adoption in Comoros

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Same-sex adoption in Comoros is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Comoros

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Serving openly in military in Comoros is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuals serving openly in the military is illegal.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Comoros

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Blood donations by MSMs in Comoros is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSM Blood donation is illegal.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
web.archive.org/web/2016102…//old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_SSHR_2014_Eng.pdf
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Conversion therapy in Comoros

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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.
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Equal age of consent in Comoros

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Equal age of consent in Comoros is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexual activity is not legal in the Comoros.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2008092…//www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
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LGBT Rights by Island

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