Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Réunion

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Homosexual activity in Réunion is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1791
Legal
Don't know
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Same-sex marriage in Réunion

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Same-sex marriage in Réunion is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Legal
as being a department of France.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Réunion

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Réunion is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Réunion is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Missing non binary options on documents.
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Gender-affirming care in Réunion

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Gender-affirming care in Réunion is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Réunion

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

Current status
Since Mar 2016
Not legally recognized
French Law Applies.
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LGBT discrimination in Réunion

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LGBT discrimination in Réunion is illegal.

Current status
Since 2003
Illegal
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LGBT employment discrimination in Réunion

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LGBT employment discrimination in Réunion is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in Réunion

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LGBT housing discrimination in Réunion is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under French law.
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Same-sex adoption in Réunion

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Same-sex adoption in Réunion is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Legal
legalized when they recognized gay marriage.
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Intersex infant surgery in Réunion

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Intersex infant surgery in Réunion is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Réunion

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Serving openly in military in Réunion is legal.

Current status
Legal
dosent have an army but it is legal to serve.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Réunion

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Blood donations by MSMs in Réunion is legal.

Current status
Legal
dosent have law for blood donating in reunion.
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Conversion therapy in Réunion

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Conversion therapy in Réunion is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 26, 2022
Banned
French law applies.
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Equal age of consent in Réunion

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Equal age of consent in Réunion is equal.

Current status
Since 1982
Equal
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