Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Mayotte

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
88 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Since 1982
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