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History

Homosexual activity in Bel Ombre

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Homosexual activity in Bel Ombre is legal.

Current status
Since May 18, 2016
Legal
The parliament was expected to consider the measure within few months. The Attorney General Ronny Govinden ruled out a referendum on the issue. The bill was approved on 18 May 2016.
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1924–May 18, 2016
Male illegal, female legal
Under a colonial law first introduced in 1924, same-sex relations between men were criminalised under Section 151 of the Penal Code. The law was rarely enforced.
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Same-sex marriage in Bel Ombre

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Same-sex marriage in Bel Ombre is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Gay marriage pending.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Bel Ombre

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bel Ombre is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Bel Ombre is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
The law and practices do not allow for persons to change their gender identity marker on legal and identifying documents to bring them into alignment with their gender identity. The option to identify as nonbinary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming was not available.
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Gender-affirming care in Bel Ombre

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Gender-affirming care in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bel Ombre

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
The option to identify as nonbinary, intersex, or gender-nonconforming is not available.
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LGBT discrimination in Bel Ombre

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LGBT discrimination in Bel Ombre is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Legal protection against discirmination in employment.based on sexual orientation since 2006

The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3).

On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.

LGBT employment discrimination in Bel Ombre

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bel Ombre is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2006
Sexual orientation only
See articles 2, 46A (1) and 46B of the Employment Act 1995, amended by Act 4 of 2006
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
staging.ilo.
org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/40108/90799/F1128259675/SYC40108.pdf
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bel Ombre

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Bel Ombre

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Same-sex adoption in Bel Ombre is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Same-sex couples are prohibited from adopting in Seychelles.
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Intersex infant surgery in Bel Ombre

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Intersex infant surgery in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Bel Ombre

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Serving openly in military in Bel Ombre is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned

Trans people cannot serve in this country as of 2023 which is the unfortunate consensus on the African continent
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bel Ombre

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Bel Ombre

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Conversion therapy in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Bel Ombre

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Equal age of consent in Bel Ombre is unknown.

Current status
Unknown