- Homosexuality⚢Ambiguous
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✔ Legal
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Employment DiscriminationSexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- MilitaryN/A
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy✔ Banned
History
Current status
(since Dec 29, 1838)
(since Dec 29, 1838)
Ambiguous
Homosexuality is not illegal.
But article 250 (1) of the Mauritian Criminal Code states that « any person who is guilty of the crime of sodomy or bestiality shall be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 5 years ».
Hence same-sex sexual activity between two consent men is illegal
But article 250 (1) of the Mauritian Criminal Code states that « any person who is guilty of the crime of sodomy or bestiality shall be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 5 years ».
Hence same-sex sexual activity between two consent men is illegal
Current status
(since Jan 1, 2008)
(since Jan 1, 2008)
Legal
No specific prohibitions.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Equal Opportunities Act.
Current status
N/A
I think they dont have a military.
Current status
Banned
Since 2017.
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