Savanne is governed by federal Mauritius 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
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Savanne 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.
Same-sex marriage in Savanne is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Reportedly a bill to legalise same-sex marriage is being looked into but nothing has come of this inquiry yet.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Savanne is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Mauritius, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Savanne is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Transgender people aren't currently allowed to change their gender marker on official documents.
Gender-affirming care in Savanne is legal.
Current status
Legal
Gender-affirming healthcare is legal in Mauritius but is in practice limited to trans Mauritians due to a lack of recognition and costs.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Savanne is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Savanne is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some discrimination is illegal.
LGBT housing discrimination in Savanne is sexual orientation only.
Current status
Since 2008
Sexual orientation only
Under the Equal Opportunities Act, Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited in housing.
Same-sex adoption in Savanne 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.
Intersex infant surgery in Savanne is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Mauritius but not reported.
Serving openly in military in Savanne is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Mauritius does not have a standing army.
Blood donations by MSMs in Savanne is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The National Blood Transfusion Service disqualifies men who have at any point had sexual contact with another man.
Conversion therapy in Savanne is not banned.
Current status
Not banned under federal Mauritius law
Conversion therapy is legal in Mauritius but not widely practiced.
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