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LGBT Rights in Rodrigues Island dependency

The laws displayed for Rodrigues Island are the same as Mauritius.
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Rodrigues Island

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Homosexual activity in Rodrigues Island is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since Dec 29, 1838
Male illegal, female legal
Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius. Unenforced, decriminalization pending.
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Same-sex marriage in Rodrigues Island

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Same-sex marriage in Rodrigues Island is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Gay marriage pending.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Rodrigues Island

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Rodrigues Island is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Mauritius, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Rodrigues Island

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Right to change legal gender in Rodrigues Island is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No law criminalizing transgenders, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rodrigues Island

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rodrigues Island is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT discrimination in Rodrigues Island is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
All discrimination is illegal.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT employment discrimination in Rodrigues Island is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
e page 8 of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008, which prohibits discrimination in employment and other activities on
many grounds, including ‘sexual orientation
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
: ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---
ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_126781.pdf.
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Jan 1, 2008–Jul 2, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
All discrimination is illegal.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT housing discrimination in Rodrigues Island is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Equal Opportunities Act.
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Same-sex adoption in Rodrigues Island

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Same-sex adoption in Rodrigues Island is single only.

Current status
Single only
According to a 2006 report, adoptive parents may be either single or married. LGBT persons are not specifically disqualified. According to the ILGA, both joint and stepchild adoption by same-sex couples are not legal.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2018040…//www.passportsusa.com/family/adoption/country/country_352.html
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Serving openly in military in Rodrigues Island

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Serving openly in military in Rodrigues Island is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Mauritius does not have a standing army.
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauri…~:text=Mauritius%20does%20not%20have%20a,British%20East%20African%20land%20forces.&text=The%20SMF%20training%20is%20based,tactics%20focused%20on%20internal%20security.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Rodrigues Island

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Blood donations by MSMs in Rodrigues Island is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Rodrigues Island

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Conversion therapy in Rodrigues Island is banned.

Current status
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2017.
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Equal age of consent in Rodrigues Island

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Equal age of consent in Rodrigues Island is equal.

Current status
Equal
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