Compare LGBT Rights in Mauritania & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1987
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1983
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1983
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1983
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1983
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2016
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1983
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
5% Good place
91% Not a good place
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
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