Compare LGBT Rights in British Virgin Islands & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
N/A
Since 1983
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