Compare LGBT Rights in Dominica & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2024
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2024
N/A
Since 1983
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
10% Approve
90% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
18% Approve
82% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
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