LGBT Rights in Moûhîlî
Island

Moûhîlî is governed by federal Comoros law. Learn more

Homosexuality: ⚢
✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Gay Marriage: ⚭
✖ Banned
Censorship: ✔ No censorship
Changing Gender: ✖ Illegal
Gender-Affirming Care: Unknown
Non-Binary Gender Recognition: ✖ Not legally recognized
Hate Crime Protections: Unknown
Discrimination: ✖ No protections
Employment Discrimination: ✖ No protections
Housing Discrimination: ✖ No protections
Adoption: ✖ Illegal
Intersex Infant Surgery: ✖ Not banned
Military: ✖ Illegal
Donating Blood: ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion Therapy: ✖ Not banned
Age of Consent: N/A

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History

Homosexual activity in Moûhîlî

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

Current status

Since May 8, 1982

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)

The law forbade "sexual acts “against nature.” This is understood to ban same-sex sexual activity, it is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a 1,000,000 Comorian franc fine. However, it is not believed to be actively enforced except for the prosecution of a lesbian couple in 2024. The 2024 case is the only known prosecution in the country's history.

Until May 7, 1982

Legal

Until 1982, homosexuality was legal in the Comoros.

Same-sex marriage in Moûhîlî

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Same-sex marriage in Moûhîlî is banned.

Current status

Since Jun 3, 2005

Banned

Article 13 of the Family Code (2005) defines marriage as a legal union contract between a man and a woman.

Article 77 establishes that a woman may request a divorce if her husband is homosexual.

Until Jun 2, 2005

Unrecognized

Until 2005, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in the Comoros. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Moûhîlî

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Moûhîlî is no censorship.

Current status

No censorship

In Comoros, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. Reportedly, the police were also willing to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from attempts at suppression or hate crimes.

Right to change legal gender in Moûhîlî

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Right to change legal gender in Moûhîlî is illegal.

Current status

Illegal

Currently, no legal gender recognition process exists in the Comoros.

Gender-affirming care in Moûhîlî

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Gender-affirming care in Moûhîlî is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moûhîlî

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

Current status

Not legally recognized

No legal recognition.

Hate crime protections in Moûhîlî

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Hate crime protections in Moûhîlî is unknown.

Current status

Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Moûhîlî

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LGBT discrimination in Moûhîlî is no protections.

Current status

No protections

No discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people exist.

LGBT employment discrimination in Moûhîlî

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LGBT employment discrimination in Moûhîlî is no protections.

Current status

No protections

No employment discrimination protections exist in the Comoros and reportedly the practice is quite widespread.

LGBT housing discrimination in Moûhîlî

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LGBT housing discrimination in Moûhîlî is no protections.

Current status

No protections

No housing discrimination protections exist in the Comoros; the practice is reportedly quite widespread.

Same-sex adoption in Moûhîlî

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Same-sex adoption in Moûhîlî is illegal.

Current status

Illegal

Only married couples can adopt in the Comoros and same-sex marriage is not recognised.

Intersex infant surgery in Moûhîlî

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Intersex infant surgery in Moûhîlî is not banned.

Current status

Not banned

Surgery on intersex infants is legal in the Comoros but not practiced.

Serving openly in military in Moûhîlî

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Serving openly in military in Moûhîlî is illegal.

Current status

Illegal

Homosexuals serving openly in the military is illegal.

Blood donations by MSMs in Moûhîlî

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

Current status

Banned (indefinite deferral)

MSM Blood donation is illegal.

Conversion therapy in Moûhîlî

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Conversion therapy in Moûhîlî is not banned.

Current status

Not banned

Conversion therapy is legal but not practiced in the Comoros.

Equal age of consent in Moûhîlî

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Equal age of consent in Moûhîlî is n/a.

Current status

Since May 8, 1982

N/A

Homosexual activity is not legal in the Comoros.

Equality Index ?

16 / 100

Legal Rights

12 / 100

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