Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Pitcairn Islands

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Legal
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Single only
Since 2001
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Legal
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Equal
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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