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LGBTQ rights in the Comoros

LGBTQ rights in Comoros
StatusIllegal[1]
Penalty5 years imprisonment, and a fine[2]
Gender identityNo
MilitaryNo
Discrimination protectionsNo
Family rights
Recognition of relationshipsNo recognition of same-sex unions
AdoptionNo

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Comoros face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. LGBT persons are regularly prosecuted by the government and additionally face stigmatization among the broader population.

  1. ^ "State-Sponsored Homophobia" (PDF). International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012.

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