Compare LGBT Rights in Argentina & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
74 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1987
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2012
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2021
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2015
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2010
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Since 1983
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