Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritius & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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