Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minorsBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1983
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