Rodrigues Island is governed by federal Mauritius law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Rodrigues Island

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Homosexual activity in Rodrigues Island is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 4, 2023
Legal
Five members of the LGBT community won their case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. In an initial verdict by Justices David Chan Kan Cheong and Karuna Devi Gunesh-Balaghee, they ruled that section 250(1) of the Penal Code, which seeks to criminalise sodomy, is discriminatory and unconstitutional. This, insofar as it prohibits consensual sodomy between consenting male adults.
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Dec 29, 1838–Oct 3, 2023
Male illegal, female legal
Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius. Unenforced, decriminalization pending.
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Sources:
reuters.com/article/mauriti…
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Same-sex marriage in Rodrigues Island

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Same-sex marriage in Rodrigues Island is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Gay marriage pending.
Details
Sources:
quora.com/How-many-countrie…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Rodrigues Island

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Rodrigues Island is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Rodrigues Island is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No law criminalizing being transgender, but transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender on official documents.
Details
Sources:
lexpress.mu/article/303111/…

state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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Gender-affirming care in Rodrigues Island

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Gender-affirming care in Rodrigues Island is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rodrigues Island

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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LGBT discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT discrimination in Rodrigues Island is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some discrimination is illegal.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/mauritius-lgbti
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LGBT employment discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT employment discrimination in Rodrigues Island is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Article 2 of the Equal Opportunities Act 2008, prohibits discrimination in employment and other activities on
many grounds, including sexual orientation.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
: ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---
ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_126781.pdf.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Rodrigues Island

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LGBT housing discrimination in Rodrigues Island is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Under the Equal Opportunities Act, Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited in housing.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/mauritius-lgbti
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Same-sex adoption in Rodrigues Island

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Same-sex adoption in Rodrigues Island is single only.

Current status
Single only
According to a 2006 report, adoptive parents may be either single or married. LGBT persons are not specifically disqualified. According to the ILGA, both joint and stepchild adoption by same-sex couples are not legal.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2018040…//www.passportsusa.com/family/adoption/country/country_352.html
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Intersex infant surgery in Rodrigues Island

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Intersex infant surgery in Rodrigues Island is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Rodrigues Island

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Serving openly in military in Rodrigues Island is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Mauritius does not have a standing army.
Details
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauri…~:text=Mauritius%20does%20not%20have%20a,British%20East%20African%20land%20forces.&text=The%20SMF%20training%20is%20based,tactics%20focused%20on%20internal%20security.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Rodrigues Island

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Blood donations by MSMs in Rodrigues Island is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Rodrigues Island

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Conversion therapy in Rodrigues Island is not banned.

Current status
Since 2017
Not banned
According to ILGA, there are no laws concerning conversion therapy in Mauritius.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Equal age of consent in Rodrigues Island

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Equal age of consent in Rodrigues Island is equal.

Current status
Equal
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53 / 100
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