Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Mauritius

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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