LGBT rights in the Comoros
LGBT rights in Comoros  | |
|---|---|
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| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Illegal[1] |
Penalty: | 5 years imprisonment, fine[2] |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Comoros experience legal issues not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. Comoros has laws applying to acts considered to be against nature. The age of consent is thirteen.
Law regarding same-sexual activity
Both male and female sexual acts considered to be against nature are illegal in Comoros. Such acts are punished with up to five years imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to 1,000,000 francs.[3][4]
Recognition of same-sex relationships
There is no recognition of legal rights for same-sex couples.
Discrimination protections
There is no legal protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Living conditions
The U.S. Department of State's 2010 Human Rights Report found that "persons engaging in homosexual activity did not publicly discuss their sexual orientation due to societal pressure. There are no lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations in the country."[5]
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  (Penalty: 5 years imprisonment and/or fine) |
| Equal age of consent | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | |
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | |
| Same-sex marriages | |
| Recognition of same-sex couples | |
| Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Joint adoption by same-sex couples | |
| Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military |  |
| Right to change legal gender | |
| Access to IVF for lesbians | |
| Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | |
| MSMs allowed to donate blood | |
See also
References
- ↑ "State-Sponsored Homophobia" (PDF). International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF).
- ↑ "State-Sponsored Homophobia" (PDF). International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Penal Code of the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros". Comoros Law. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ↑ COMOROS