Compare LGBT Rights in Gibraltar & Mauritania

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
63 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 1983
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2009
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 1983
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Since 1983
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2011
N/A
Since 1983
Public Opinion
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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