Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritius & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2007
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