Grand Anse Mahe is governed by federal Seychelles law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Grand Anse Mahe

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Homosexual activity in Grand Anse Mahe 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.
Sources:
Wikepidia
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Same-sex marriage in Grand Anse Mahe

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Same-sex marriage in Grand Anse Mahe is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Gay marriage pending.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Grand Anse Mahe

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Grand Anse Mahe 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 Grand Anse Mahe

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Right to change legal gender in Grand Anse Mahe 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 Grand Anse Mahe

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Gender-affirming care in Grand Anse Mahe is legal.

Current status
Since 2001
Legal
In 2001, Seychelles adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Grand Anse Mahe

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Grand Anse Mahe 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 Grand Anse Mahe

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LGBT discrimination in Grand Anse Mahe 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.
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2021051…//www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf
gazette.sc/sites/default/fi…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Grand Anse Mahe

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LGBT employment discrimination in Grand Anse Mahe 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 Grand Anse Mahe

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LGBT housing discrimination in Grand Anse Mahe is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2006
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Grand Anse Mahe

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Same-sex adoption in Grand Anse Mahe is single only.

Current status
Single only
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Intersex infant surgery in Grand Anse Mahe

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Intersex infant surgery in Grand Anse Mahe is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Grand Anse Mahe

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Serving openly in military in Grand Anse Mahe 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 Grand Anse Mahe

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Blood donations by MSMs in Grand Anse Mahe is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Grand Anse Mahe

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Conversion therapy in Grand Anse Mahe is not banned.

Current status

Equal age of consent in Grand Anse Mahe

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Equal age of consent in Grand Anse Mahe is equal.

Current status
Equal
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