- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Comoros is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since May 8,1982
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
The law forbade "sexual acts “against nature.” This is understood to ban same-sex sexual activity, it is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a 1,000,000 Comorian franc fine. However, it is not believed to be actively enforced except for the prosecution of a lesbian couple in2024. The2024 case is the only known prosecution in the country's history.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - Section 6.6
www.humandignitytrust.org/c…
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www.comores-droit.com/code/penal
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - Section 6.6
www.humandignitytrust.org/c…
Same-sex marriage in Comoros is banned.
Current status
Banned
Article 13 of the Family Code (2005) defines marriage as a legal union contract between a man and a woman.
Article 77 establishes that a woman may request a divorce if her husband is homosexual.
Article 77 establishes that a woman may request a divorce if her husband is homosexual.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Comoros is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Comoros, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. Reportedly, the police were also willing to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from attempts at suppression or hate crimes.
Right to change legal gender in Comoros is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Currently, no legal gender recognition process exists in the Comoros.
LGBT discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people exist.
LGBT employment discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No employment discrimination protections exist in the Comoros and reportedly the practice is quite widespread.
LGBT housing discrimination in Comoros is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No housing discrimination protections exist in the Comoros; the practice is reportedly quite widespread.
Intersex infant surgery in Comoros is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Comoros is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuals serving openly in the military is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Comoros is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSM Blood donation is illegal.
Conversion therapy in Comoros is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Comoros.
Equal age of consent in Comoros is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexual activity is not legal in the Comoros.
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Alternative names: Komori/Comores (local name)
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Consensual sexual activity between individuals of the same sex.
Marriage and marriage recognition between two people of the same biological sex and/or gender identity.
Censorship or prohibition of discussing, promoting, or teaching LGBTQ+ topics in media, schools, and in the general public.
Legal recognition of a change in gender by permitting a change on an individual's legal documentation.
Medical and psychological support designed to help individuals transition to the gender they identify with, including hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and surgeries.
Legal recognition of non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities.
Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in employment, including hiring, promotion, termination, harassment, etc.
Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity when applying for housing or discrimination by landlords / property owners.
The ability for same-sex couples to legally adopt a child.
Medical interventions performed on intersex infants to alter their genital appearance to conform to typical male or female standards, often without the informed consent of the child who is too young to participate in the decision-making process.
The ability for homosexuals to serve in the military and be open about their sexuality.
The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.
Legal status of conducting sexual orientation changing therapy ("ex-gay" therapy)
The difference between legal age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex.
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