Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyAmbiguousUnknown
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1983
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